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bimetallist

bi·met·al·lism
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy-met-l-iz-uh m]
    • /baɪˈmɛt lˌɪz əm/
    • /baɪmˈetəlˌɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-met-l-iz-uh m]
    • /baɪˈmɛt lˌɪz əm/

Definitions of bimetallist word

  • noun bimetallist the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard. 1
  • noun bimetallist the doctrine or policies supporting such a standard. 1
  • noun bimetallist An advocate of bimetallism. 0
  • adjective bimetallist Advocating bimetallism. 0

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Origin of bimetallist

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; bi-1 + metal + -ism

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Parts of speech for Bimetallist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bimetallist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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