Numismatics Definition
no͝omĭz-mătĭks, -mĭs-, nyo͝o-
noun
The study or collection of coins, medals, tokens, paper money, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- coin collection
- coin collecting
- numismatology
Origin of Numismatics
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From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin"), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nomisma, “current coin, custom"), from νομίζω (nomizō, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to"), from νόμος (nomos, “usage, custom"), from νέμω (nemō, “I keep, hold, watch").
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