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Noun: medal  me-d(u)l
  1. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
    "The athlete proudly wore her gold medal around her neck";
    - decoration, laurel wreath, medallion, palm, ribbon
Verb: medal (medalled,medalling, or [US] medaled,medaling)  me-d(u)l
  1. Win a medal in a competition
    "She medald in three Olympic events"

Sounds like: meeting, metedal, me

Derived forms: medaled, medaling, medalled, medalling, medals

Type of: accolade, award, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels

Encyclopedia: Medal, Miraculous