0 to award a medal for bravery irafll see DESERVE

■ verb (-II-, NAmE usually -I-) {V] to win a medal in a competition (  Of (  ) : Evans

has medalled at several international events. AUrSM

med al lion /ma'daelian/ noun a piece of jewellery in the shape of a large flat coin worn on a chain around the neck ( — picture o jewel­

lery

medal list (BrE) (US medalist) /'medalist/ noun a person who has received a medal, usually for winning a competition in a sport (

#: an Olympic medallist    0 a gold/

silver/bronze medallist / fj|[$ /

,Medal of 'Freedom noun the highest award that the US gives to a civilian who has achieved sth very im­portant m     )

,Medal of 'Honor noun the highest award that the US gives to a member of the armed forces who has shown very great courage in a war     ( JtSIi

)

' medal play noun [u] = stroke play med-dle /'medl/ verb [v] (disapproving) 1 ~ (in/with sth) (disapproving) to become involved in sth that does not concern you If      A® 033 interfere: He

had no right to meddle in her affairs, ftfe A tX. A # ftfe ^ If 0     2 ~ (with sth) to touch sth in a careless way,

especially when it is not yours or when you do not know how to use it correctly   ( Ata AjSUf

ig'A ft tfitty} ) : Somebody had been meddling with her computer. W Al®      ► med dling

noun [U]

med dler /'medl0(r)/ noun (disapproving) a person who tries to get involved in sth that does not concern them ESlEI busybody

meddle some /'medlsam/ adj. (disapproving) (of people A) enjoying getting involved in situations that do not concern them       i!A®W H771 interfering

mede-vac /'medivaek/ noun [u] (especially NAmE) the movement of injured soldiers or other people to hospital in a helicopter or other aircraft ( Xt E M

media tH» /'mi:dia/ noun

1 the media [U+sing./pl. v.] the main ways that large numbers of people receive information and entertain­ment, that is television, radio, newspapers and the Internet Ajfcf*««Wb       TtS.

jft , 51|w] ) : the newsA>roadcasting/national

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media frl^ / AM /     o The trial was

fully reported in the media,       jWArT Affi

jtilo 0 The media was/were accused of influencing the final decision. A ffl ta M M ft £ fej' &      » 0 Any

event attended by the actor received widespread media coverage.

—see also mass media, new media 2 pi. of

MEDIUM

mediaeval = medieval

med ial /'miidial/ adj. (technical A in) located in the middle, especially of the body or of an organ (

) mm,

me dian /'miidian/ adj., noun

m adj. [only before noun] (technical Ain) 1 having a value in the middle of a series of values A ful ft 1$; AlhKtfJ: the median age/price A A; A ^r ff 2 located in or passing through the middle A AI fl W; ilM A/?.frA a median pointAine A.& / ^

■                  noun 1 (mathematics ffc) the middle value of a series of numbers arranged in order of size AjStfc 2 (geometry jl fsj) a straight line passing from a point of a triangle to the centre of the opposite side.,( j&tfj) A^l 3 (also 'median strip) (both NAmE) = central reservation

'media studies noun [u+sing./pl. v.\ the study of newspapers, television, radio, etc. as a subject at school, etc. A

me di ate /'miidieit/ verb 1 ~ (in sth) | ~ (between A

and B) to try to end a disagreement between two or more people or groups by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on    U&J M;

M:    [V] The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in

the dispute. ^Ait®    o An inde­

pendent body was brought in to mediate between staff and management. & — A & fL #1 $ ft A,

fa M o 0 [VN] to mediate differences/disputes/prob- S-TbBH lems        / |r)@ 2 [VN] to succeed in finding a

solution to a disagreement between people or groups ( A& ) ;    ( -fefriS; )    H32 nego­

tiate : They mediated a settlement, ftMll fij 7 — AM 3 [VN] [usually passive] (formal or technical Ai«) to influence sth and/or make it possible for it to happen fi P|rJ • • •    A A;  • • • hJ A A : Educational

success is mediated by economic factors.  0 fi

► me-di-ation /.miidi'eijn/ noun [U]

me di ator /’mi:dieita(r)/ noun a person or an organiza­tion that tries to get agreement between people or groups who disagree with each other ^;

medic /'medik/ noun 1 (informal, especially BrE) a medical student or doctor E f4 ^ 4 ; E ; A A 2 (NAmE) a person who is trained to give medical treat­ment, especially sb in the armed forces (    A

M ) ifc^AM, #UIAM

Medicaid /'medikeid/ noun [U] (in the US) the insur­ance system that provides medical care for poor people

med ic al Ott /'medikl/ adj., noun

■                  adj. [usually before noun] 1 connected with illness and

injury and their treatment % ^ ffl; ^ ^  ; E ff 65:

medical advances/care/research E ^ ± M ; E ff; E^fiff A b her medical condition/history/records

0 the medical profession E ff IRik 0 a medical student/school Ef4#£; E^l^ o a medical certificate (= a statement by a doctor that gives details of your state of health) fi Iff iiE Bfj — see also med 2 connected with ways of treating illness that do not involve cutting the body 0 f4 W : medical or surgical treatment A f4    /h f4 ff A ► med-ic-al-ly /-kli/

adv.; medically fit/unfit     / Afi

a noun (also , medical examination) a thorough examin­ation of your body that a doctor does, for example, before you start a particular job ffc $ — see also exam(2)

.medical e'xaminer noun (abbr. ME) (NAmE) a doctor whose job is to examine a dead body in order to find