Medal

Noun

 * 1) A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
 * 2) *1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.i.3:
 * 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?
 * 1) A stamped or cast metal disc, particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

Derived terms

 * gold medal &mdash; a medal designed for first-place winners
 * silver medal &mdash; a medal designed for second-place winners
 * bronze medal &mdash; a medal designed for third-place winners

Verb

 * 1)  To win a medal
 * "He medalled twice at the Olympics"

Verbs for Medal
accord—; award—; bestow—; cast—; confer—; decorate with—; engrave—; favor with—; grant—; honor with—; inscribe on—; jingle—s; mold—; present with—; prize—; strike—; —commemorates; —distinguishes; —encourages; —records; —represents; —signifies; —symbolizes.

Thesaurus
Bronze Star Medal, Croix de Guerre, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Unit Citation, Medaille Militaire, Military Cross, Navy Cross, Unit Citation, Victoria Cross, anaglyph, armory, badge, badge of office, badges, bas-relief, baton, blazonry, boss, brassard, button, cameo, cameo glass, cap and gown, cavo-rilievo, chain, chain of office, class ring, cockade, collar, cross, cut glass, decoration, dress, eagle, emblems, embossment, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, glyph, glyptograph, hammer and sickle, heraldry, high relief, insignia, intaglio, intaglio rilevato, intaglio rilievo, lapel pin, livery, low relief, mace, mantle, markings, mask, medallion, military medal, mortarboard, old school tie, order, pin, plaquette, regalia, relief, relievo, ring, rose, school ring, sculptured glass, service medal, shamrock, sigillography, skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tartan, thistle, tie, uniform, verge, wand, war medal

Etymology
From medaille:, medale:, from  medaglia:, from  medalia:.

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic: (midāliya)
 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Chinese: 奖章 (jiǎngzhāng)
 * Croatian:
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 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: medalo
 * Finnish:
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 * German:
 * Hungarian: medália
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: (しょうはい, shōhai),  (medaru),  (くんしょう, kunshō)
 * Korean: 메달 (medal)
 * Latin: medalis
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: medalia
 * Russian:
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 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman:
 * Sotho: metlele
 * Spanish:
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Related terms

 * medallic
 * medallion
 * medallist
 * medallurgy
 * medalet

Anagrams

 * lamed

Noun
medal


 * 1) medal.

Noun

 * 1) medal

Derived terms

 * medalowy