numismatics
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English
Etymology
From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from νομίζω (nomízō, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “I keep, hold, watch”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌnjuː.mɪzˈma.tɪks/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks/
- Rhymes: -ætɪks
Noun
numismatics (uncountable)
- The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
- The study of coins
- The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
- The collecting of coins
Usage notes
- Although its broader senses are still in use, many who use the term are unfamiliar with it being used in reference to materials other than coins.
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Translations
study of coins
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