Monometallism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monometallism \Mon`o*met"al*lism\, n. [Mono- + metal.]
     The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in
     the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money
     values. See {Bimetallism}.
     [1913 Webster]