medallion

(mĭ-dăl'yən)
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:
   1. An oval or circular design used as decoration.
   2. A painting or an engraving set in an oval or circular frame.
   3. 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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[meh-DAL-yuhn] A small coin-shaped piece of meat, usually beef, veal or pork.

1. An ornamental plaque (often round, oval, or square, but may be of any other form) representing an object or design in relief, such as a figure, flower, or head.
2. A ceiling ornament, often cast in plaster, at the center of which is often hung a chandelier or luminaire; also called a rose or rosette.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - medaljon

Nederlands (Dutch)
medaillon, grote medaille

Français (French)
n. - médaillon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Medaillon, (große) Medaille

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μενταγιόν, μετάλλιο

Italiano (Italian)
medaglione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - medalhão (m)

Русский (Russian)
медальон

Español (Spanish)
n. - medallón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medaljong

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大奖章, 圆形装饰, 圆形浮雕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大獎章, 圓形裝飾, 圓形浮雕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 큰 메달

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大型メダル, 円形模様, 大メダル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رسم بارز, ميداليه كبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מדליון, תליון‬

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