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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. · A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward. · A Roman coin worth half a denarius.
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.
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