Definition of 'medal'
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medal in British English
noun
1.
a small
flat piece of metal
bearing an
inscription or
image, given as an
award or
commemoration of some
outstanding action,
event, etc
verbWord forms: -als, -alling, -alledWord forms: US -als, -aling or -aled
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Word origin
C16: from French médaille, probably from Italian medaglia, ultimately from Latin metallum metalWord Frequency
medal in American English
noun
1.
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.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmedaled or ˈmedalled, ˈmedaling or ˈmedalling
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medal
British English: medal
/ˈmɛdl/ NOUN
A medal is a small metal disc, given as an award for bravery or as a prize in a sporting event.
...the country's highest medal for bravery.
- American English: medal
- Arabic: مِدَالِيَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: medalha
- Chinese: 奖章
- Croatian: medalja
- Czech: medaile
- Danish: medalje
- Dutch: medaille
- European Spanish: medalla
- Finnish: mitali
- French: médaille
- German: Medaille
- Greek: μετάλλιο
- Italian: medaglia
- Japanese: メダル
- Korean: 메달
- Norwegian: medalje
- Polish: medal
- European Portuguese: medalha
- Romanian: medalie
- Russian: медаль
- Latin American Spanish: medalla
- Swedish: medalj
- Thai: เหรียญ
- Turkish: madalya
- Ukrainian: медаль
- Vietnamese: huy chương
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