CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Congressional Medal of Honor mean? 

• CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR (noun)
  The noun CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR has 1 sense:

1. the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action 'above and beyond the call of duty'

  Familiarity information: CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action 'above and beyond the call of duty'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Congressional Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor

Hypernyms ("Congressional Medal of Honor" is a kind of...):

decoration; laurel wreath; medal; medallion; palm; ribbon (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)