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medallic

medallic

6.5
Shaped or made to look like a medal
  • adjective
  • /mɪˈdælɪk/
: medálico
  • She admired the medallic design on the commemorative coin.

Examples

  • The museum displayed a medallic sculpture honoring the city's heroes.

  • The medallic design of the trophy impressed everyone.

  • The artist's new collection features several medallic portraits in bronze.

  • Her artwork has a distinct medallic quality.

  • The museum displayed a medallic sculpture that resembled a large, gleaming medal.

  • The athletes received medallic tokens as a symbol of their achievements during the event.

  • She designed a medallic charm that could be worn as a necklace to celebrate her accomplishments.

Surface Forms

medallic positive

Morphology

medallic = medal (transparent) = medal + lic

The suffix '-lic' clearly denotes having the form or characteristics of the base word 'medal'.

Etymology

Medallic comes from medal plus the ending -lic; medal is a small metal award, so medallic describes something 'shaped like a medal' or with the look of one.