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| coin·age [ kóynij ] (plural coin·ag·es) |
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1. coins: currency in the form of coins
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2. currency: the system or type of coins in use as currency
  decimal coinage
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3. making of metal money: the act or process of minting coins
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4. invention of new word or phrase: the invention of a new word or phrase
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5. new word or phrase: a newly used word or phrase
"Cyberspace" was a popular coinage of the 1980s.
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