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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Though the original statues are gone from the Renwick Gallery, its exterior tympanum features one distinctive relic of the building’s past: a round medallion with a bronze relief profile portrait of William Corcoran.
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Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Tensions had already begun boiling over months before Shakur's killing when a fight broke out between a number of Bloods and Crips over a coveted Death Row medallion.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 20 May 2025
The recognizable winged graphic from the original Fat Boy is recreated in three-dimensional gasoline tank medallions.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
The gold figurines, vases, medallions and mirrors are not yet present.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Tensions had already begun boiling over months before Shakur's killing when a fight broke out between a number of Bloods and Crips over a coveted Death Row medallion.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 20 May 2025
The recognizable winged graphic from the original Fat Boy is recreated in three-dimensional gasoline tank medallions.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
The gold figurines, vases, medallions and mirrors are not yet present.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medallion. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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