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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The Cabinet Room has been outfitted with new ceiling medallions and a grandfather clock.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
Trump has already made the Oval Office much more golden, added new medallions to the light fixtures in the Cabinet Room, laid paving stones over where the grass used to be in the Rose Garden and erected giant new flagpoles on the north and south lawns.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 31 July 2025
At its heart lies the Plaza Mayor, a baroque masterpiece framed by 88 arches and medallions of Spanish royalty—where locals sip vermouth beneath umbrellas and students strum guitars.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
Trump has already made the Oval Office much more golden, added new medallions to the light fixtures in the Cabinet Room, laid paving stones over where the grass used to be in the Rose Garden and erected giant new flagpoles on the north and south lawns.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 31 July 2025
At its heart lies the Plaza Mayor, a baroque masterpiece framed by 88 arches and medallions of Spanish royalty—where locals sip vermouth beneath umbrellas and students strum guitars.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 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 22 Aug. 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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