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Emblem vs Medallion - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between emblem and medallion

is that emblem is a representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo while medallion is a large medal, usually decorative.

emblem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
  • The trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross and were not supposed to be targeted.
  • * Shakespeare
  • His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister cheek.
  • Something which represents a larger whole.
  • The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
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  • Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
  • (Milton)
  • A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
  • Synonyms

    * symbol * token (to betoken)

    medallion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large medal, usually decorative.
  • A cut of meat resembling a medallion.
  • (architecture) A round or oval frame (often made of Stucco) which contains a plastic or pictorial decoration of a facade, an interior, a piece of furniture or equipment.
  • A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
  • Derived terms

    * medallionist

    See also

    * amulet * rosary * talisman