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coin⋅age

[koi-nij]
–noun
1. the act, process, or right of making coins.
2. the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation.
3. coins collectively; currency.
4. the act or process of inventing words; neologizing.
5. an invented or newly created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.
6. anything made, invented, or fabricated.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF coignaige. See coin, -age
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coin·age   (koi'nĭj)   
n.  
  1. The right or process of making coins.

    1. Metal currency.

    2. A system of metal currency.

    3. A new word or phrase.

    4. The invention of new words.

    1. A new word or phrase.

    2. The invention of new words.

  2. Ancestry or social background: "Count Gengler was of common coinage, but in coming to America he took on a royal name" (Jimmy Breslin).

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