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medallion

[ muh-dal-yuhn ]

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.
    1. a tablet, usually rounded, often bearing objects represented in relief.
    2. a member in a decorative design resembling a panel.


medallion

/ mɪˈdæljən /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of medallion1

1650–60; < French médaillon < Italian medaglione, augmentative of medaglia medal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of medallion1

C17: from French, from Italian medaglione, from medaglia medal
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Example Sentences

In addition to the usual plastic medallions, stuffed animals and other trinkets, spectators at the Krewe of Muses parade on Thursday caught boxes of coronavirus rapid tests, courtesy of the health department.

The mug shot taken at the time of her arrest showed Tichelman wearing a monkey-face medallion.

As he reaches to pick one up, his star-shaped Malcolm X medallion clatters against his necklace of wooden beads.

On one side of the silver medallion is a raised image of the outline of the Crimean peninsula.

Ten years ago Jay-Z could not have worn his medallion even on a visit to prison, let alone inside of one.

In New York City, a taxi medallion fetches over $1 million.

Is for a couple of copies of my medallion, as gilt-edged and high-toned as it is possible to make them.

With a few gracious words to Medallion, she bowed and drove away, leaving Valmond in the midst of an admiring crowd.

Valmond had purchased a tolerable white horse through Medallion.

Contrary to his expectations, she laughed a great deal, then soothed his wounded feelings and advised him as Medallion had done.

Stooping, he lifted up Valmond's head, and Medallion felt Lagroin's pulseless heart.

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