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Word: Coin
Speech Type: Noun
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
kɔɪn
a flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money
Short Definition:disc or piece of metal used as money
Examples:- she opened her purse and took out a coin
- gold and silver coins
Word: Coin
Speech Type: Verb
kɔɪn
make (coins) by stamping metal
Short Definition:make coins
Examples:- guineas and half-guineas were coined
invent (a new word or phrase)
Short Definition:invent
Examples:- he coined the term ‘desktop publishing’
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