Monometallism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value. wordnet

Etymology

From mono- + metal + -ism.

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