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recoinage

coin·age
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Transcription

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

Definitions of recoinage word

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

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Origin of recoinage

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 Recoinage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recoinage 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

recoinage usage trend in Literature

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