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me⋅dal⋅lion

  [muh-dal-yuhn]
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–noun
1. a large medal.
2. anything resembling a medal in form, used as an ornament, in a design, etc.
3. a permit issued by a governmental agency to operate a taxicab, usually represented by a small metal identification disk displayed on the taxi.
4. Architecture.
a. a tablet, usually rounded, often bearing objects represented in relief.
b. a member in a decorative design resembling a panel.
5. médaillon.
Origin:
1650–60; < F médaillon < It medaglione, aug. of medaglia medal
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me·dal·lion   (mĭ-dāl'yən)   
n.  

  1. A large medal.

  2. An emblem of registration for a taxicab.

  3. Any of various large ancient Greek coins.

  4. Something resembling a large medal, as:

    1. An oval or circular design used as decoration.

    2. A painting or an engraving set in an oval or circular frame.

    3. A circular portion of food, especially a boneless cut of meat: medallions of veal.


[French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, augmentative of medaglia, medal, from Old Italian; see medal.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

medallion 
1658, from Fr. médaillon, from It. medaglione "large medal," augmentative of medaglia (see medal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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