BIMETALLISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("bimetallism" is a kind of...):

monetary standard; standard (the value behind the money in a monetary system)

Derivation:

bimetallist (an advocate of bimetallism)

bimetallistic (pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals)

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