numismatics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/ without t-flapping
- [ˌn(j)ʊu̯məzˈmætʰɪks] without t-flapping
- [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmaɾɪks] t-flapping
- /ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmaɾɪks/ t-flapping
- [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmætʰɪks] without t-flapping
- [ˌn(j)ʊu̯məzˈmæɾɪks] t-flapping
- /ˌn(j)uːməzˈmætɪks/ without t-flapping
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌn(j)uːməzˈmæɾɪks/ t-flapping
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”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
- (uncountable) The study of coins.
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(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.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
- (uncountable) The collecting of coins.
Deriveds
numismatician · numismatical · numismatic
Relateds
exonumia · numismatologist · paranumismatica · numismatology · numismatist · numismatography
Translations (50)
ru нумизма́тика (study of coins) · cs numismatika (study of coins) · el νομισματολογία (study of coins) · fi numismatiikka (study of coins) · lb numismatik (study of coins) · sh нумизма̀тика (study of coins) · az numizmatika (study of coins) · sh numizmàtika (study of coins) · fi rahatiede (study of coins) · cmn 貨幣學 /货币学 (study of coins) · id numismatika (study of coins) · cs numizmatika (study of coins) · ko 화폐학 (study of coins) · it numismatica (study of coins) · gl numismática (study of coins) · mk нумизматика (study of coins) · pt numismática (study of coins) · tr nümismatik (study of coins) · af numismatiek (study of coins) · is myntfræði (study of coins) · nl muntkunde (study of coins) · vi hóa tệ học (study of coins) · kk нумизматика (study of coins) · de Münzkunde (study of coins) · ja 貨幣学 (study of coins) · fr numismatique (study of coins) · eo numismatiko (study of coins) · bg нумизматика (study of coins) · vo könädav (study of coins) · cmn 錢幣學 /钱币学 (study of coins) · es numismática (study of coins) · ml നൂമിസ്മാറ്റിക്സ് (study of coins) · ta நாணயவியல் (study of coins) · de Numismatik (study of coins) · la numismatica (study of coins) · sah нумизматика (study of coins) · fa سکهشناسی (study of coins) · vi cổ tệ học (study of coins) · ky нумизматика (study of coins) · lt numizmatika (study of coins) · pl numizmatyka (study of coins) · eu numismatika (study of coins) · ba нумизматика (study of coins) · te నాణేల సేకరణ శాస్త్రం (study of coins) · tr meskûkât (study of coins) · nl numismatiek (study of coins) · uz numizmatika (study of coins) · ca numismàtica (study of coins) · de Münzwissenschaft (study of coins) · af muntkunde (study of coins)