monometallism
monometallism · monometallisms
The use of only one metal in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Origin
From mono- + metal + -ism.From mono- + metal + -ism.
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Forms
plural: monometallisms| Singular | monometallism |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable