medal
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
medal/ˈmedl/
▶noun a metal disc with an inscription or design, awarded to acknowledge distinctive achievement or made to commemorate an event. ▶verb (medals, medalling, medalled; US medals, medaling, medaled)
- 1 US win a medal in a sporting event.
- 2 decorate or honour with a medal.
– derivatives
medallic adjective.
medallic adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. médaille, from Ital. medaglia, from med. L. medalia ‘half a denarius’.
'medal' also found in these Oxford entries:
AC
- AFC
- AFM
- AM
- bar
- BEM
- bronze medal
- CB
- CBE
- CC
- CH
- clasp
- CM
- CMG
- commander
- companion
- Companion of Honour
- cross
- CVO
- DBE
- DCB
- DCM
- DCMG
- DCVO
- decorate
- decoration
- DFC
- DFM
- DSC
- DSM
- DSO
- exergue
- GBE
- GC
- GCB
- GCMG
- GCVO
- GM
- gold medal
- gong
- grand master
- ISO
- KBE
- KCB
- KCMG
- KCVO
- KG
- knight commander
- KStJ
- KT
