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coinage

Syllabification: (coin·age)
Pronunciation: /ˈkoinij/

Translate coinage | into Italian
Definition of coinage

noun

  • 1coins collectively:the volume of coinage in circulation
  • the action or process of producing coins from metal.
  • a system or type of coins in use:decimal coinage
  • 2the invention of a new word or phrase.
  • a newly invented word or phrase.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French coigniage, from coignier 'to mint' (see coin)

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