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coinage

coin·age [ kóynij ] (plural coin·ag·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. coins: currency in the form of coins

2. currency: the system or type of coins in use as currency
decimal coinage

3. making of metal money: the act or process of minting coins

4. invention of new word or phrase: the invention of a new word or phrase

5. new word or phrase: a newly used word or phrase
"Cyberspace" was a popular coinage of the 1980s.

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