ribbon vs Air Medal

Air Medal vs ribbon

ribbon and Air Medal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ribbon	Yes	No	No	No
Air Medal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Air Medal is a hyponym of ribbon; that is, Air Medal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ribbon:

ribbon: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Air Medal: a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight

Other hyponyms of ribbon include Congressional Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, 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.

ribbon (noun)	Air Medal (noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming	a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
any long object resembling a thin line

Difference between ribbon and Air Medal

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