Introducing a list. The colon is used to introduce a list of items. The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design. Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence.
Definition of medal for Students. : a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with design and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement.
1 The side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design. Example sentences. 1  It was no wonder that this minting machine was chosen as part of the design for the obverse of the medal. 2  The obverse of the medal shows the portrait of King Louis XIV and the reverse shows the Thai ambassadors.