Medal vs Medallion - What's the difference?
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A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
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A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
(sports, very, colloquial) To win a medal.
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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.
Medallion is a related term of medal.
As nouns the difference between medal and medallion
is that medal is a stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object while medallion is a large medal, usually decorative.As a verb medal
is to win a medal.medal
English
Noun
(en noun)- Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals , benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease?
Derived terms
* gold medal: a medal designed for first-place winners * silver medal: a medal designed for second-place winners * bronze medal: a medal designed for third-place winners * tea and medalsVerb
- "He medalled twice at the Olympics"