Pronunciation enPR: mĕdʹ-əl, IPA (key): /ˈmɛdəl/ (UK) IPA (key): [ˈmɛd.ɫ̩] Audio (UK)(file) Audio (UK)(file) Homophone: meddle (US) IPA (key): [ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩] Homophones: meddle, metal, mettle (AU) IPA (key): [ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩] Homophones: meddle, metal, mettle Noun Singular medal Plural medals (countable) A medal is flat and usually round metal thing that you take as an award (if you did something brave). He got a medal from serving in the army. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads