Meaning of COINAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'koynij
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- [n] the act of inventing a word or phrase
- [n] a newly invented word or phrase
- [n] coins collectively
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| | Synonyms: | | metal money, mintage, neologism, neologism, neology, neology, specie |
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| | See Also: | | coin, currency, invention, word | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coin"age\, n. [From {Coin}, v. t., cf. {Cuinage}.]
1. The act or process of converting metal into money.
The care of the coinage was committed to the
inferior magistrates. --Arbuthnot.
2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place.
3. The cost or expense of coining money.
4. The act or process of fabricating or inventing; formation;
fabrication; that which is fabricated or forged.
``Unnecessary coinage . . . of words.'' --Dryden.
This is the very coinage of your brain. --Shak.
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