medal
me·dal
noun
1.
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Origin
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.
Phrases
- bronze medal
- gold medal
- medal game
- medal play
- medal table
- putty medal
- silver medal
- tea and medals
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