medal
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom/[ˈmɛd.ɫ̩]/
- United States/[ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩]/
- Australia/[ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩]/
- //ˈmɛdəl//
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
noun
- 1
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
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?
- 2
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
- 3
obsoleteA Roman or Italian coin.
Etymology
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.
verb
- 1
To win a medal.
He medalled twice at the Olympics.
I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.
Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.
I wanted to medal. I was pregnant and I wanted to medal.
- 2
To award a medal to.
Forms
- plural
- medals
- past tense
- medaled, medalled
- past participle
- medaled, medalled
- present participle
- medaling, medalling
- third person singular
- medals
medal · A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
Medal · A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].medallion · A large medal, usually decorative.meddle · To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.