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Etymology
Image:ClemensXI.jpg|thumb|right|A coin.
From OF. coigne "wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping," from L. cuneus "wedge." English quoin means "cornerstone."

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�ɪn/
SAMPA|/kOIn/
audio|en-us-coin.ogg|Audio (US)

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪn|-�ɪn

Homophones
quoin

Noun
en-noun

1. context|currency A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.

#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...

1. A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
2. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

Derived terms
coinage

Slovenian: kovanec m
Spanish: moneda f
Swedish: mynt
Taiwanese: gîn-kak-á
Telugu: నాణ�మ� (naaNemu)
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trans-top|A token used in a special establishment like a casino
German: Chip m
Lithuanian: žetonas m
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Russian: �и�ка (fíška) f
Swedish: pollett c
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trans-top|One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
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Verb
en-verb

1. to create coins.
2. to make up or invent, and establish

#: Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.

Translations
trans-top|to create coins
Dutch: munten, aanmunten, munt slaan
French: frapper une monnaie
German: prägen
Greek: νομι�μα�οκο�� [no�mizma�to�ko��po�], νομι�μα�ο�οι� [no�mizma�to�pi�o�]], κε�μα�ίζ� [�ce�rma�tizo�] (means also "to cut" and "to shatter")
Italian: coniare
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Kurdish: KUchar|پار����دا�
Polish: bi� / wytwarza� monety
Portuguese: cunhar
Spanish: acuñar
Swedish: prägla
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trans-top|to make up or invent, and establish
Dutch: verzinnen, smeden
French: inventer
German: prägen
Italian: coniare
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Polish: wymy�li�, uku� (wyrażenie, powiedzenie)
Portuguese: cunhar
Spanish: acuñar
Swedish: mynta
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French

Etymology
Latin cuneus �wedge�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kw��/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. wedge, cornerpiece
2. corner

#: L'église fait le coin. The church is just on the corner.

1. area, part

#: « Je suis le seul robot dans ce coin. » "I am the only robot around here."

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• 2007-12-22 01:57 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Aragonese]]

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