Translations

9 languages
Українська
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stamped metal disc:
Русский
By meaning 1
stamped metal disc:
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Examples

134 sentences

  1. They won the silver medal.

    Вони виграли срібну медаль. — deniko

    ruОни выиграли серебряную медаль. — andy

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  2. Tom won a gold medal.

    Том завоював золоту медаль. — deniko

    ruТом выиграл золотую медаль. — sikmir

    deTom gewann eine Goldmedaille. — wolfgangth

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  3. I was given a medal.

    Мені вручили медаль. — deniko

    ruМне вручили медаль. — nina99nv

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.

    Medaille

    меда́льmedálʹ

    меда́льmedálʹ

  2. A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

  3. (obsolete)A Roman coin worth half a denarius.

More definitions
  • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (o

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.

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Forms

plural: medals
Singularmedal
Pluralmedals

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words
Relatedmedaletmedallicmedallionmedallurgymedalist
Derivedbemedalbronze medalgold medalmedal gamemedallessmedal playmedal tableputty medalsilver medal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mechanicallymechanicsmechanismC1medmeddlemeddlesomemedevac

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