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yən 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a large medal |
| 2. | an oval or circular decorative device resembling a medal, usually bearing a portrait or relief moulding, used in architecture and textile design |
| [C17: from French, from Italian medaglione, from medaglia | |
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Word Origin & History
medallion
1658, from Fr. médaillon, from It. medaglione "large medal," augmentative of medaglia (see medal).
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Example sentences
The marble floor with an intricate wooden medallion in the middle.
At each place setting was a commemorative bronze medallion wrapped in white paper and pink ribbon.
Around her neck, she wears a tiny medallion bearing the picture of her powerful father.
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