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medal

/ˈmedəl/MEH-duhl
/ˈmɛdəl/MEH-duhl

Meaningmetal

Common meaning: a metal disc given as an award

Journey through time

  1. Latinmetallum‘metal’source
  2. Late Latinmeaning shiftsmetal → a small coinmedalia‘a small coin’source
  3. Italianmedagliasource
  4. Old Frenchmedaillesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa small coin → a metal disc given as an awardmedal‘a metal disc given as an award’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin metallum ‘metal’.

Roots

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