symmetallism
Britishnoun
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the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency
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the economic policies and doctrine supporting a symmetallic standard
Other Word Forms
- symmetallic adjective
Etymology
Origin of symmetallism
C19: from sym- + -metallism, on the model of bimetallism
Example Sentences
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A proposal, sometimes confounded with bimetallism, is that for a standard composed of both gold and silver, which is better described as the Joint-standard or as Symmetallism.
From Project Gutenberg
That would be symmetallism, first cousin to bimetallism and would take the speculative element out of the U. S. silver hoard.
From Time Magazine Archive
But no word did the Treasury breathe last week of symmetallism or bimetallism.
From Time Magazine Archive
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