ribbon vs Congressional Medal of Honor

Congressional Medal of Honor vs ribbon

ribbon and Congressional Medal of Honor both are nouns.

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

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

ribbon: 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 ribbon 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.

ribbon (noun)	Congressional Medal of Honor (noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming	the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'
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 Congressional Medal of Honor

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