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metallism

metallism noun: any economic system based on the value of metals (especially gold or silver).

Noun

metallism (uncountable)

  1. Any economic system based on the value of metals (especially gold or silver).

Origin of metallism

From metal + -ism.

Words formed from metallism

Questions about metallism

What does metallism mean?
Metallism means any economic system based on the value of metals (especially gold or silver).
What part of speech is metallism?
Metallism is a noun.

Words near metallism in the dictionary

  1. metallisations
  2. metallise
  3. metallised
  4. metallises
  5. metallising
  6. metallism
  7. metallist
  8. metallists
  9. metallizable
  10. metallization
  11. metallizations

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