medallion vs Order of the Purple Heart

Order of the Purple Heart vs medallion

medallion and Order of the Purple Heart both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medallion	Yes	No	No	No
Order of the Purple Heart	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Order of the Purple Heart is a hyponym of medallion; that is, Order of the Purple Heart is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medallion:

medallion: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Order of the Purple Heart: a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded 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, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

medallion (noun)	Order of the Purple Heart (noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded 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 Order of the Purple Heart

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