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COINAGE
neologism, neology, coinage
(noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase
neologism, neology, coinage
(noun) a newly invented word or phrase
coinage, mintage, specie, metal money
(noun) coins collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coinage (countable and uncountable, plural coinages)
The process of coining money.
(uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
(uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing.
(countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
The process of creating something new.
Anagrams
• anegoic
Source: Wiktionary
Coin"age, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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