Medal definition
To win a medal, as in a sports contest.
verb
To award a medal to.
verb
A similar piece of metal with a religious figure or design, worn or carried as an aid to piety.
noun
(rare) To honor with a medal.
verb
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
noun
(sports, very colloquial) To win a medal.
"He medalled twice at the Olympics"
verb
A flat piece of metal stamped with a design or an inscription commemorating an event or a person, often given as an award.
noun
A piece of metal stamped with a religious device, used as an object of veneration or commemoration.
noun
A small, flat piece of metal with a design or inscription stamped or inscribed on it, made to commemorate some event, or awarded for some distinguished action, merit, etc.
noun
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Origin of medal
- French médaille from Old French from Italian medaglia coin worth half a denarius, medal from Vulgar Latin medālia coins worth half a denarius from Late Latin mediālia little halves from neuter pl. of mediālis of the middle, medial medial
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia, from Late Latin medalia (“half a denarius").
From Wiktionary