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monometallism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monomet-allism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From mono- + metal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

monometallisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bimetallism monometallist monometallistic

Questions

What does monometallism mean?
The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.
Where does monometallism come from?
From mono- + metal + -ism.

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