silver medal
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl/
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medalla de plata
- The Kennebecasis Rowing Club was 35 seconds behind the German crew, receiving the silver medal.
- silver medal was awarded
And the, and the even thicker irony is, is she won a silver medal at the Olympics.
- And the, and the even thicker irony is, is she won a silver medal at the Olympics.
Examples
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Toronto Sculling Club came in 17 seconds too late, giving them the silver medal.
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The athlete was proud to receive a silver medal for her outstanding performance in the competition.
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This is for the silver medal.
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She just won a Silver medal.
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The senior quad got second place in their race and received silver medals.
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Earlier this summer, the sprinter won a silver medal with the U.S. 4x100 team.
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After receiving a total score of 15.083, Maroney ended up taking the silver medal for the competition.
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Though it didn't look like it, McKayla Maroney said she is impressed with her silver medal.
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The overall winner receives a gold medal, the Ollie Fife Award, and silver medals are awarded to the other category winners.
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She's already won five Grand Slams, a silver medal in the Olympics and spent an untold number of years as the highest paid female athlete.
Synonyms
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A medal or trophy given to the person who finishes second in a competition
Antonyms
How Prestigious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('a medal made of silver' or the conventional second-place prize) is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'silver' (the metal/colour associated with second place) with 'medal' (an award). This adjectival-noun construction and the convention of silver = second place are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Silver medal comes from the idea of giving a medal made of silver to the person who finishes just after the winner. In sports and contests the top person gets gold and the next gets silver, so a silver medal means 'second place'.