First Known Use: 1879
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monometallism
noun mono·met·al·lism \-ˈme-təl-ˌi-zəm\
Definition of MONOMETALLISM
: the adoption of one metal only in a currency
— mono·met·al·list \-təl-ist\ noun
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Origin of MONOMETALLISM
International Scientific Vocabulary mon- + -metallism (as in bimetallism)
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