metacurrency

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noun

A type of resource allotted to players that is spent and exchanged without any resource exchanging occurring in the game world.

OriginEnglish currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns →
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Meanings

noun
  1. roleplaying gamesvideo gamesA type of resource allotted to players that is spent and exchanged without any resource exchanging occurring in the game world.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  8. Proto-Italic*korsō
  9. Latincurrō
  10. Latincurrēns
  11. Medieval Latincurrentia
  12. Englishcurrency
  13. Englishmetacurrency

From meta- + currency.

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APA

metacurrency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacurrency

MLA

“metacurrency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacurrency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacurrency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacurrency.

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