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medallion

nounverbattested in dialogue

  • United States//məˈdæljən//

A large medal, usually decorative.

noun

  1. 1

    A large medal, usually decorative.

  2. 2

    A cut of meat resembling a large medal.

    pork medallion

  3. 3

    A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.

  4. 4

    A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.

  5. 5

    A yellowish brown.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mediālis Early Medieval Latin medālia Italian medagliabor. French médaille French -on French médaillonbor. English medallion Borrowed from French médaillon.

verb

  1. 1

    To mark with, or as with, a medallion or medallions.

    a sunset that medallioned the eastern sky

Forms

plural
medallions
past tense
medallioned
past participle
medallioned
present participle
medallioning
third person singular
medallions
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