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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | numismatics1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the study of coins and medals |
| Etymology: | Greek 'current coin' |
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| Main Entry: | numismatics2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the collecting of coins and medals; coin collecting |
| Etymology: | Greek 'current coin' |
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
nu·mis·mat·ics 
[noo-miz-mat-iks, -mis-, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key
[noo-miz-mat-iks, -mis-, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key –noun (used with a singular verb)
) | the study or collecting of coins, medals, paper money, etc. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| nu·mis·mat·ics
(nōō'mĭz-māt'ĭks, -mĭs-, nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. (used with a sing. verb) The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals. nu·mis'ma·tist (nōō-mĭz'mə-tĭst, -mĭs'-, nyōō-) n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
numismatics
numismatics
1829, "study of coins," from numismatic (adj.) "of coins," borrowed 1792 from Fr. numismatique (1579), from L. numisma (gen. numismatis) "coin, currency," from Gk. nomisma "current coin," lit. "what has been sanctioned by custom or usage," from nomizein "have in use, adopt a custom," from nomos "custom, law, usage," from PIE base *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot" (see nemesis).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| numismatics | |
noun | |
| the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Numismatics
Nu`mis*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. numismatique.] The science of coins and medals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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