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Metallic vs Medallic - What's the difference?

metallic | medallic |

As adjectives the difference between metallic and medallic

is that metallic is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal while medallic is of, or pertaining to, medals or a medal.

As a noun metallic

is a metallic color.

metallic

English

Alternative forms

* metallick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

    • Derived terms

    * intermetallic * metallically * metallicity

    Related terms

    * metal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A color
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    medallic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or pertaining to, medals or a medal.