decimalisation
See also: décimalisation
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Etymology
From decimalise + -ation
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
- Conversion to a decimal system.
- Specifically, conversion of the currency of the United Kingdom in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
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