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   Med·al

   /ˈmed(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a metal disk with an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier, athlete, or scholar.

   verb

   • 1. earn a medal, especially in an athletic contest: "Norwegian athletes medaled in 12 of the 14 events"
   • ▪ decorate or honor with a medal: "he was medaled 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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