medallion vs Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order vs medallion

medallion and Distinguished Service Order both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medallion	Yes	No	No	No
Distinguished Service Order	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Distinguished Service Order is a hyponym of medallion; that is, Distinguished Service Order is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medallion:

medallion: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Distinguished Service Order: a British military decoration for special service in action

Other hyponyms of medallion include Congressional Medal of Honor, 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, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

medallion (noun)	Distinguished Service Order (noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	a British military decoration for special service in action
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 Distinguished Service Order

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