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coinage

[ koi-nij ]

noun

  1. the act, process, or right of making coins.
  2. the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation.
  3. coins collectively; currency.
  4. the act or process of inventing words; neologizing.
  5. an invented or newly created word or phrase:

    “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.

  6. anything made, invented, or fabricated.

coinage

/ ˈɔɪɪ /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coinage1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Middle French word coignaige. See coin, -age

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coincoinage bronze

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