medallion
noun
me·dal·lion
mə-ˈdal-yən 
1
: a large medal
2
: something resembling a large medal
especially
: a tablet or panel in a wall or window bearing a figure in relief, a portrait, or an ornament
3
or less commonly medaillon
: a small, round or oval serving (as of meat or fish)
Examples of medallion in a Sentence
the hockey team received a gold medallion at the Olympics
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
There will also be a ceremony where the National Railroad Hall of Fame will give a National Park medallion in honor of Philip Randolph, who was instrumental in helping to create the Brotherhood of Sleeping Porters.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Around his neck was a medallion made of porcupine quill and buckskin.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for medallion
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medallion. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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medallion
noun
me·dal·lion
mə-ˈdal-yən
1
: a large medal
2
: something resembling a large medal (as in shape)
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