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Numismatics

//ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks// noun

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Noun

1
The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money. uncountable
2
the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) wordnet
3
The study of coins. uncountable
4
The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money. uncountable
5
The collecting of coins. uncountable

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”).

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