Definitions for medal
ˈmɛd lmedal

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon(noun)

   an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. medal(Noun)

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

2. medal(Noun)

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

3. medal(Verb)

   To win a medal

   "He medalled twice at the Olympics"

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Medal(noun)

   a piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward

2. Medal(verb)

   to honor or reward with a medal

Origin: [F. mdaille, It. medaglia, fr. L. metallum metal, through (assumed) LL. metalleus made of metal. See Metal, and cf. Mail a piece of money.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Medal

   A medal, or medallion, is, strictly speaking, a small, flat, and round piece of metal that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way marked with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for sporting, military, scientific, academic, or various other achievements. Military awards and decorations are more precise terms for certain types of state decoration. Medals may also be created for sale to commemorate particular individuals or events, or as works of artistic expression in their own right. In the past, medals commissioned for an individual, typically with his portrait, were often used as a form of diplomatic or personal gift, with no sense of being an award for the conduct of the recipient. An artist who creates medals or medallions is called a "medallist" or "medalist". There are also devotional medals which may be worn for religious reasons. Medals have long been popular collectible items either as a variety of exonumia or of militaria. Medals may also be produced in a rectangular shape, though these would more correctly be described as a plaquette, and official awards such as military decorations are often in shapes such as crosses or stars, but are still loosely called "medals", as in the star-shaped American Medal of Honor.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Medal

   med′al, n. a piece of metal in the form of a coin bearing some device or inscription, struck or cast: a reward of merit.—v.t. to decorate with a medal.—n. Med′alet, a small medal, esp. the representation of saints, worn by Roman Catholics.—adj. Medall′ic, pertaining to medals.—ns. Medall′ion, a large medal: a bas-relief of a round (sometimes a square) form: a round ornament enclosing a portrait or lock of hair; Med′allist, Med′alist, one skilled in medals: an engraver of medals: one who has gained a medal; Med′allurgy, the art of producing medals and coins. [O. Fr. medaille—It. medaglia; through a Low L. form medalla or medalia, a small coin, from L. metallum, a metal.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. medal

   A round piece of metal cast with a design or text given to a person who wins at a sport.

   The Youth Football team all received meals when the won the Junior Football league.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on June 30, 2015  

2. medal

   An object created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles used to recognize or reward an achievement, contribution or effort made by an individual or team for various reasons.

   Medals are used in sports, government recognition schemes, school sports day and award ceremonies and for various other purposes.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on May 9, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'medal' in Nouns Frequency: #2140

Anagrams for medal »

1. lamed

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of medal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of medal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of medal in a Sentence

1. Lelisa Desisa:

   This medal is, I think it is for me.

2. Roger Stone:

   Trump wears the scorn of Jeb Bush like a medal.

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The champions of liberty have the medal for any necklace.

4. Pavlos Kontides:

   Any( medal) would make me happy but I am aiming for that gold.

5. Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange:

   I didn't expect that, this year I just wanted to go for a medal.

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