SILVERMEDAL

Silver medal

A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones.

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silver medal

Noun

  1. A medal made of, or having the colour of, silver, used as a prize for finishing in second place
  2. Finishing in second position, being a runner-up


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