medallic

[muh-dal-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to medals.

Other Word Forms

• nonmedallic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of medallic¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; medal + -ic

Example Sentences

The government had previously refused calls for official recognition, saying that participation in the tests fell "outside the criteria for medallic recognition".

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Mr Foulkes first called for a medal in 2015 but received a government reply that service alone did not "constitute justification for medallic recognition".

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The quarter featuring her likeness — created by Emily Damstra, a designer, and Craig A. Campbell, a medallic artist — depicts Ms. Angelou with her arms uplifted, in front of a bird in flight and rays of sunlight streaking out from behind her.

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In 1695 he was elected member of the Academy of Inscriptions, and also of the French Academy; not long after, as payment for his share in the “medallic” history of the king’s reign, he was appointed keeper of the library of the Louvre.

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Wastweet is a Seattle sculptor and medallic artist, but one of her passions is to design money — coins, specifically.

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