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Coinage
see synonyms of coinageNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Coinage
see synonyms of coinagenoun
1.
coins collectively
2.
the act of striking coins
3.
the currency of a country
4.
the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase
5.
a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc
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Coinage
see synonyms of coinage noun
1.
the act or process of coining
2.
metal money; coins
3.
a system of money or metal currency
4.
an invented word or expression
laser is a recent coinage
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Coinage
see synonyms of coinagen.
1. The right or process of making coins.
2.
a. Metal currency.
b. A system of metal currency.
3.
a. A new word or phrase.
b. The invention of new words.
4. Ancestry or social background: "Count Gengler was of common coinage, but in coming to America he took on a royal name" (Jimmy Breslin).
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