This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[L. tnoneta.] Stamped metal, generally of gold, silver, or copper, used in traffic, or as the measure of price. The term money is now applied to whatever serves as a circulating medium, including bank notes and drafts, as well as metallic coins.
 
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