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Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor proper noun: the highest military award given in the United States.

Proper noun

Medal of Honor

  1. (US) The highest military award given in the United States.
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt was yesterday posthumously awarded a special Medal of Honor by a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives, press dispatches said.1945 May 23, “FDR HONORED”, in Free Philippines, volume 3, number 24, page 1, column 2

Questions about Medal of Honor

What does Medal of Honor mean?
Medal of Honor means the highest military award given in the United States.
What part of speech is Medal of Honor?
Medal of Honor is a proper noun.

Words near Medal of Honor in the dictionary

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