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coinage

noun
🔊/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
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  1. [uncountable] the coins used in a particular place or at a particular time; coins of a particular type（统称某地或某时期的）金属货币；（某种）硬币
    • Roman coinage古罗马时期的硬币
    • gold/silver/bronze coinage金币；银币；铜币
  2. [uncountable] the system of money used in a particular country（国家的）货币制度
    • decimal coinage十进位货币制
  3. [countable, uncountable] a word or phrase that has been invented recently; the process of inventing a word or phrase新创的词语；新词语的创造
    • new coinages新创的词语
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    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French coigniage, from coignier ‘to mint’, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’.