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coinage

/ˈkɔɪnɪd͡ʒ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coinage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Coins collectively.
  2. A newly invented word or phrase.
  3. The act of inventing a word or phrase.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English coynage, from Old French coignage, from coignier. By surface analysis, coin + -age.

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