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coinage definition

coin·age (ko̵in′ij)

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

Etymology: ME < OFr coignaige

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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