{
    "term": "medal",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/me/medal_shield_cup.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a flat piece of metal, usually like a coin in shape, that is given to the winner of a competition or to somebody who has been brave, for example in war",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to win a gold medal in the Olympics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to award a medal for bravery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won a gold medal in the 100 metres."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her medal hopes were dashed by injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a medal for bravery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He received a medal for his service in the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is one of our best hopes for an Olympic medal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That brings Britain's medal haul to six—two golds, three silvers and a bronze."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anyone who does that job deserves a medal!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict", "Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bronze", "gold", "silver"],
                "verb + medal": ["be awarded", "collect", "earn"],
                "medal + noun": ["winner", "hope", "hopes"],
                "preposition": ["medal for"],
                "phrases": ["a medal of honour/​honor"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You really deserve a medal!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmedl/",
                "audio": "me/medal/medal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmedl/",
                "audio": "me/medal/medal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from medieval Latin medalia ‘half a denarius’ (ancient Roman silver coin), from Latin medialis ‘medial’."
}