| Pronunciation: | | bI'met`lizum
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[n] 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 |
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BIMETALLISM is a 11 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | monetary standard, standard |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bi*met"al*lism\, n. [F. bim['e]talisme.]
The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the
currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in
opposition to monometallism.
Note: The words bim['e]tallisme and monom['e]tallisme are due
to M. Cernuschi [1869]. --Littr['e].
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