MEDAL
What does "MEDAL" mean?
A flat metal disc awarded to honor an achievement, often worn or displayed.
Meanings
- A piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, given as a reward for an achievement or distinction. She won a gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle.
- To win a medal, especially in a sporting competition. He medaled at three consecutive Olympics. informal
Did you know?
- An Olympic 'gold' medal is mostly silver: the rules require it to be at least 92.5% silver and coated with only about 6 grams of actual gold.
Word origin
From French 'médaille', from Italian 'medaglia', ultimately from Latin 'metallum' (metal) via a coin worth half a denarius.
Remember it
MEDAL and METAL differ by a single letter, and that is no accident - both come from the same Latin word 'metallum'.
A little poem
A coin of years pressed flat into a disc-
the weight you feel is not the metal's risk.
couplet
Wordplay
- The blacksmith's kid kept interfering in everything. The town finally agreed: he should win a medal for how much he likes to meddle.
What it teaches
A medal is small and the years behind it are not; the disc only stands in for the weight.
Quick facts
What does MEDAL mean?
A flat metal disc awarded to honor an achievement, often worn or displayed.
Is MEDAL a valid word?
Yes — MEDAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MEDAL?
MEDAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MEDAL come from?
From French 'médaille', from Italian 'medaglia', ultimately from Latin 'metallum' (metal) via a coin worth half a denarius.
What can MEDAL teach us?
A medal is small and the years behind it are not; the disc only stands in for the weight.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.