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symmetallism
/ sɪˈmɛtəˌlɪzəm /
noun
the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency
the economic policies and doctrine supporting a symmetallic standard
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Other Word Forms
- symmetallic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of symmetallism1
C19: from sym- + -metallism, on the model of bimetallism
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A proposal, sometimes confounded with bimetallism, is that for a standard composed of both gold and silver, which is better described as the Joint-standard or as Symmetallism.
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That would be symmetallism, first cousin to bimetallism and would take the speculative element out of the U. S. silver hoard.
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But no word did the Treasury breathe last week of symmetallism or bimetallism.
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