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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bimetallism

· Bi·met·al·lism · IPA
01 n. The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.
  1. 1.
    The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.