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   medal

   /ˈmɛdl/

   noun

   • 1. a metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete.

   verb

   • 1. win a medal in a sporting event: "they medalled in all the relay events"
   • ▪ decorate or honour with a medal: "he was medalled by the Michigan Photographers' Association"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from medieval Latin medalia ‘half a denarius’, from Latin medialis ‘medial’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. medallic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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