symmetalism

 [sim-met-l-iz-uhm]  

sym·met·al·ism

   [sim-met-l-iz-uhm]
noun
the use of two or more metals, such as gold and silver, combined in assigned proportions as a monetary standard.
Origin:
1890–95; sym- + -metallism, as in bimetallism
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symmetallism or symmetalism (sɪˈmɛtəˌlɪzəm)
 
—n
1.  the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency
2.  the economic policies and doctrine supporting a symmetallic standard
 
[C19: from sym- + -metallism, on the model of bimetallism]
 
symmetalism or symmetalism
 
—n
 
[C19: from sym- + -metallism, on the model of bimetallism]
 
symme'tallic or symmetalism
 
—adj

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