medallion vs Congressional Medal of Honor

Congressional Medal of Honor vs medallion

medallion and Congressional Medal of Honor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medallion	Yes	No	No	No
Congressional Medal of Honor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Congressional Medal of Honor is a hyponym of medallion; that is, Congressional Medal of Honor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medallion:

medallion: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Congressional Medal of Honor: the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'

Other hyponyms of medallion include Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medal, Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

medallion (noun)	Congressional Medal of Honor (noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'
an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)
a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal"
any of various large ancient Greek coins

Difference between medallion and Congressional Medal of Honor

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