Complete Definition of "medal"

Image:Hubbard Gold Medal, Anne Morrow Lindbergh.JPG|thumb|The National Geographic Society's "Hubbard Medal"
English

Etymology
L. metallum metal

Pronunciation
AHD|MEH-duhl

audio|en-uk-medal.ogg|Audio (UK)

Homophones
meddle
metal, mettle (in accents with flapping)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A stamped metal disc, particularly one awarded as a prize.

Derived terms
gold medal — a medal designed for first-place winners
silver medal — a medal designed for second-place winners
bronze medal — a medal designed for third-place winners

Translations
trans-top|stamped metal disc
Afrikaans: t|af|medalje|xs=Afrikaans
Bosnian: t-|bs|medalja|f
Croatian: t-|hr|medalja|f
Czech: t-|cs|medaile|f
Danish: t|da|medalje|c
Dutch: t|nl|medaille|m|f
Esperanto: t|eo|medalo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|mitali
French: t+|fr|médaille|f
German: t-|de|Medaille|f
Hungarian: t|hu|medália
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Italian: t-|it|medaglia|f
Japanese: t-|ja|��|scJpan, t-|ja|���|scJpan, t-|ja|�章|sc=Jpan
Latin: t|la|medalis
Polish: t+|pl|medal
Portuguese: t|pt|medalha|f
Romanian: t|ro|medalia
Serbian:

Spanish: t-|es|medalla|f
Swedish: t|sv|medalj
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Related terms
medallion
medallist

Verb
en-verb

  1. To win a medal, e.g. finish in the top three at the Olympics.

Crimean Tatar

Noun
medal

  1. medal#English|medal.

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns

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