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coinings

/ˈkɔɪnɪŋz/

coinings is the plural of coining.

Meaning of coining

Noun

coining (countable and uncountable, plural coinings)

  1. (uncountable) A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin.
    Synonyms:
    kerokan, gua sha
  2. (countable) A created word or phrase.
    • Poetry admits of greater latitude than proſe, which with reſpect to coining, or, at leaſt, new-compounding words; yet, even here, this liberty ſhould be uſed with a ſparing hand.1783, Hugh Blair, edited by George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review, volume 68, Art. V. Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres., page 499
    Synonyms:
    coinage, neologism

Questions about coinings

What is coinings the plural of?
Coinings is the plural of coining.
How do you pronounce coinings?
Coinings is pronounced /ˈkɔɪnɪŋz/.

Words near coinings in the dictionary

  1. coinhibitory
  2. coinier
  3. coiniest
  4. coining
  5. coining it
  6. coinings
  7. coinitial
  8. coinitialities
  9. coinitiality
  10. coinitially
  11. coinitiator

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coinings (page history and authors); coining (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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