PURPLE HEART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Purple Heart mean?
• PURPLE HEART (noun)
The noun PURPLE HEART has 2 senses:
1. a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
2. a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
Familiarity information: PURPLE HEART used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PURPLE HEART (noun)
Meaning:
A United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Order of the Purple Heart; Purple Heart
Hypernyms ("Purple Heart" is a kind of...):
decoration; laurel wreath; medal; medallion; palm; ribbon (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
Meaning:
A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Luminal; phenobarbital; phenobarbitone; sodium thiopental; purple heart
Hypernyms ("purple heart" is a kind of...):
barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
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