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monometallic

[ mon-oh-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or using one metal.
  2. pertaining to monometallism.


monometallic

/ ˌmɒnəʊmɪˈtælɪk /

adjective

  1. (esp of coins) consisting of one metal only
  2. relating to monometallism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of monometallic1

First recorded in 1875–80; mono- + metallic
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Example Sentences

The evil was due to a badly-regulated, weltering, bimetallic system; the remedy was a monometallic system.

So far as it was actually put in practice it made France monometallic.

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