monometallism

== English == === Etymology === From mono- +‎ metal +‎ -ism. === Noun === monometallism (countable and uncountable, plural monometallisms) 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. ==== Related terms ==== bimetallism monometallist monometallistic === References === “monometallism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.