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English
Etymology
From bi- + metallism.
Noun
bimetallism (countable and uncountable, plural bimetallisms)
- (economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 34:As in China, bi-metallism exacerbated rural unrest in Nguyen Vietnam.
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