noun
Meaning 1
A large medal, usually decorative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
medallion
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /məˈdæljən/
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CMU ARPABET: M AH0 D AE1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A cut of meat resembling a large medal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- pork medallion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: medaillon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
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noun
Meaning 4
A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A yellowish brown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To mark with, or as with, a medallion or medallions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic, transitive
Examples
- a sunset that medallioned the eastern sky
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noun
Meaning 7
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, palm, ribbon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
Narrower terms: Medal of Honor, Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star Medal, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star, Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire
noun
Meaning 8
an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: emblem, allegory
noun
Meaning 9
a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- medallions of veal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helping, portion, serving
noun
Meaning 10
any of various large ancient Greek coins
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coin
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin mediālis Early Medieval Latin medālia Italian medagliabor. French médaille French -on French médaillonbor. English medallion Borrowed from French médaillon.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: mërcel — large decorative medal
- Bulgarian: медалион (medalion) — large decorative medal
- Catalan: medalló — large decorative medal
- Finnish: medaljonki — large decorative medal
- French: médaillon — large decorative medal
- Galician: medallón — large decorative medal
- German: Medaillon — large decorative medal
- Irish: mórbhonn — large decorative medal
- Irish: meadáille — large decorative medal
- Japanese: 円形浮彫 (enkei ukibori) — large decorative medal
- Macedonian: медалјон (medaljon) — large decorative medal
- Portuguese: medalhão — large decorative medal
- Romanian: medalion — large decorative medal
- Russian: медальо́н (medalʹón) — large decorative medal
- Serbo-Croatian: медаљон — large decorative medal
- Serbo-Croatian: medaljon — large decorative medal
- Spanish: medallón — large decorative medal
- Yiddish: אויבל (oybl) — large decorative medal
- Finnish: medaljonki — cut of meat
- Finnish: perhonen — cut of meat
- Irish: meadáille — cut of meat
- Swedish: medaljong — cut of meat
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