bimetallistic

1. 1.

   pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals

   “in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender”

   Synonymsbimetallic

Questions about bimetallistic

What does bimetallistic mean?

bimetallistic means "pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals".

How many syllables are in bimetallistic?

bimetallistic has 5 syllables: bi-me-tal-li-stic. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for bimetallistic?

Close synonyms include bimetallic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bimetallistic a common word?

bimetallistic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.