medal

CEFRB1

/ˈmɛdəl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A metal award given for achievement or winning a competition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

Examples

  • Roy fastened the medal with a pin.

  • The committee bestowed a medal on him.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩]
  • [ˈmɛd.ɫ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To win a medal.

  2. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To award a medal to.

More examples

In context

  • The young swimmer won a gold medal at the national championship.

  • He medalled twice at the Olympics.

  • Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals, benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease?

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Origin

noun

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.