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coinage

/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/noun

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सिक्के, मुद्रा

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  1. 1

    [U]

    the coins used in a particular place or time; coins of a particular type

    सिक्के, मुद्रा

    • Gupta gold coinage is admired for its beauty.
    • The museum has a display of Mughal coinage.
  2. 2

    [U]

    the system of money used in a country

    मुद्रा-प्रणाली

    • Decimal coinage was introduced in India in 1957.

    Synonyms currency

  3. 3

    [C/U]

    a word or phrase that has been invented recently; the inventing of a new word or phrase

    नया गढ़ा हुआ शब्द, शब्द-निर्माण

    • 'Selfie' is a fairly recent coinage.
    • The coinage of new words never stops.

    Synonyms neologism

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A newly coined word or expression is called a neologism or a coinage.

नए गढ़े गए शब्द या अभिव्यक्ति को neologism या coinage कहते हैं।