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BIMETALLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bimetallism" is a kind of...):
monetary standard; standard (the value behind the money in a monetary system)
Derivation:
bimetallist (an advocate of bimetallism)
bimetallistic (pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals)
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