medal
noun
[ ˈmɛd(ə)l ]
• a metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete.
Similar:
honour,
decoration,
ribbon,
star,
order,
badge,
pin,
laurel,
wreath,
palm,
colours,
insignia,
plaque,
award,
trophy,
fruit salad,
gong,
medal
verb
• win a medal in a sporting event.
• "they medalled in all the relay events"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from medieval Latin medalia ‘half a denarius’, from Latin medialis ‘medial’.
