"miscoinage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miscoinages [plural]
Etymology: mis- + coinage Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mis|coinage}} mis- + coinage Head templates: {{en-noun}} miscoinage (plural miscoinages)
  1. A bad or wrong coinage.
    Sense id: en-miscoinage-en-noun-ue19Os-U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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