n. 1. A large medal. 2. An emblem of registration for a taxicab. 3. Any of various large ancient Greek coins. 4. Something resembling a large medal, as: a. An oval or circular design used as decoration. b. A painting or an engraving set in an oval or circular frame. c. A circular portion of food, especially a boneless cut of meat: medallions of veal. [French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, augmentative of medaglia, medal, from Old Italian; see MEDAL.] |
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