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numismatics

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/
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/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/ · [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmætʰɪks] · /ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmaɾɪks/ · [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmaɾɪks] · /ˌn(j)uːməzˈmætɪks/ · [ˌn(j)ʊu̯məzˈmætʰɪks] · /ˌn(j)uːməzˈmæɾɪks/ · [ˌn(j)ʊu̯məzˈmæɾɪks]

Definition of numismatics

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
  2. (uncountable)The study of coins.
  3. (uncountable)The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
    “What! Mr. Joolby, the eminent authority on Greek numismatics? To be sure we've met.”
  4. (uncountable)The collecting of coins.

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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, “to hold or own as a custom, usage, to use customarily, practise, to be used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “to keep, hold, watch”).

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