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coinages

coin·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koi-nij]
    • /ˈkɔɪ nɪdʒ/
    • /ˈkɔɪ.nɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koi-nij]
    • /ˈkɔɪ nɪdʒ/

Definitions of coinages word

  • noun coinages the act, process, or right of making coins. 1
  • noun coinages the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation. 1
  • noun coinages coins collectively; currency. 1
  • noun coinages the act or process of inventing words; neologizing. 1
  • noun coinages an invented or newly created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken. 1
  • noun coinages anything made, invented, or fabricated. 1

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Origin of coinages

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Middle French word coignaige. See coin, -age

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Parts of speech for Coinages

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coinages popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

coinages usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for coinages

noun coinages

  • cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
  • changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.

Antonyms for coinages

noun coinages

  • chestnuts — Plural form of chestnut.
  • banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.

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