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Synonyms
med·al (mĕd́l)

[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; see medial.]

noun 

  1. A flat piece of metal stamped with a design or an inscription commemorating an event or a person, often given as an award.
  2. A piece of metal stamped with a religious device, used as an object of veneration or commemoration.

verb: -aled, also -alled, -al·ing, also -al·ling, -als, -als 

Informal

intransitive verb 

To win a medal, as in a sports contest: “We were the first Americans to medal” (Jill Watson)

transitive verb 

To award a medal to.

derivatives

me·daĺlic
adjective