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bimetalism

bimetalism is the alternative form of bimetallism.

Meaning of bimetallism

Noun

bimetallism (countable and uncountable, plural bimetallisms)

  1. The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
    • As in China, bi-metallism exacerbated rural unrest in Nguyen Vietnam.2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 34

Questions about bimetalism

What is bimetalism the alternative form of?
Bimetalism is the alternative form of bimetallism.

Words near bimetalism in the dictionary

  1. bimestrially
  2. bimetal
  3. bimetal strip
  4. bimetal strips
  5. bimetalic
  6. bimetalism
  7. bimetalist
  8. bimetalists
  9. bimetallic
  10. bimetallic strip
  11. bimetallic strips

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