Medal of Honor
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- noun
- /ˈmɛdəl əv ˈɒnər/
- Formal
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Medalla de Honor
- What'd you do to get your Medal of Honor?
- the Congressional Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor recipients
- Medal of Honor was awarded
He continued the advance on the pillbox, destroyed it, received the Medal of Honor, spent years recuperating in a hospital after the war.
- He continued the advance on the pillbox, destroyed it, received the Medal of Honor, spent years recuperating in a hospital after the war.
- So that's, I mean, there were two medals of honour that came out of that, that fight.
- So as the first Medal of Honor awarded by President Johnson to Rodger, who fortunately I became friends with years later.
Examples
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Let's not forget, this president is a Medal of Honor winner.
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Three purple hearts, two silver stars, and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Fiction book (1996) -
We put him up for the Medal of Honor.
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We spoke to the Medal of Honor winner after the game.
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I seem to have lost my Congressional Medal of Honor somewhere around here.
Fiction book (1999) -
Son, you've been awarded the Medal of Honor.
Fiction book (1994) -
Three Marine NCOs were decorated with the Medal of Honor; three more won the Navy Cross.
Academic text (1995) -
In 2010, Alonzo Cushing received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Gettysburg, a medal 147 years overdue.
Blog text (26) -
He received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during the battle.
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The Medal of Honor represents the highest achievement for bravery in the U.S. military.
Synonyms
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The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'medal' (an award) + 'of' (linking) + 'honor' (recognition), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a medal given for honourable acts. Although it is a specific U.S. official decoration (which a learner might not know in full detail), the basic meaning 'an award for honor/valor' is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Medal of Honor comes from the idea of giving a small metal medal as a visible sign of the highest honor for a brave act, like a shiny badge pinned to a soldier's chest to show their courage. So, it now means the United States' top military award for 'bravery'.