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English
Etymology
From Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), for current money, coin, usage, lit. "what has been sanctioned by custom or use," from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”), itself from νόμος (nómos). Related to French numismatique. See numismatic and nomisma.
Pronunciation
Noun
numisma (plural numismata)
- In modern usage, money or currency; rarely, coinage, especially as a means to control a monetary system (i.e., as coinage can mean a monetary system). Archaically, a byzant (specific gold coin). In ancient use, the current coin of a state.
Usage notes
See numismatic and nomisma.
See numismatics, and other derived and related terms there.
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Interlingua
Etymology
See etymology subsection under English.
Noun
numisma (plural numismas)
- coin
Latin
Noun
numisma n (genitive numismatis); third declension
- Alternative form of nomisma
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Descendants
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Spanish
Noun
numisma f (plural numismas)
- numisma
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