coining
Meaning of coining
- make (coins) by stamping metal.
guineas and half-guineas were coined
- invent (a new word or phrase).
he coined the term ‘desktop publishing’
Middle English: from Old French coin ‘wedge, corner, die’, coigner ‘to mint’, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’. The original sense was ‘cornerstone’, later ‘angle or wedge’ (senses now spelled quoin); in late Middle English the term denoted a die for stamping money, or a piece of money produced by such a die.
Information about coining
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of coining is: coinings.
- Languages in which coining is used:
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Hyphenation of coining
coin-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- coining is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
coining synonyms
Meaning an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs:
Meaning bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground:
Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:
Meaning cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface:
Meaning strike with the fist:
Meaning (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living:
Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:
Meaning make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning invent (evidence or a story):
Meaning make or manufacture from components or raw materials:
Meaning create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
Meaning form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind:
Meaning create or initiate (something):
Meaning create or prepare methodically:
Meaning invent (something) in order to deceive:
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