monometallist
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Monometallist — Mon o*met al*list, n. One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monometallist — noun see monometallism … New Collegiate Dictionary
monometallist — mono·met·al·list … English syllables
monometallist — ələ̇st noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mon + metallist (as in bimetallist) : an advocate of monometallism * * * monometˈallist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
monometallism — monometallist, n. /mon euh met l iz euhm/, n. 1. the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard. 2. the doctrine or actions supporting such a standard. [1875 80; MONO + (BI)METALLISM] * * * … Universalium
monometallism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mon + metallism (as in bimetallism) Date: 1879 the adoption of one metal only in a currency • monometallist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Frank William Taussig — (1859 1940) was a U.S. economist and educator, born in St. Louis. He graduated from Harvard in 1879, taught there for ten years, became professor of economics in 1892, and remained at Harvard as a professor of economics. Taussig is credited with… … Wikipedia
monometallic — adjective 1》 consisting of one metal only. 2》 historical relating to or using a standard of currency based on one metal. Derivatives monometallism noun monometallist noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
monometallism — /mɒnoʊˈmɛtəlɪzəm/ (say monoh metuhlizuhm) noun Economics 1. the use of one metal only (as gold or silver) as the monetary standard. 2. the doctrine or actions supporting such a standard. –monometallist, noun …
monometallism — n. use of one metal as currency standard; theory advocating this. ♦ monometallist, n … Dictionary of difficult words