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Etymology
From L. numismatis, from Latinised Greek numisma "coin", from Gr. νόμισμα (nomisma) "current coin, custom", from νομίζω (nomizo) "to hold or own as a custom, usage, to use customarily, practise, to be used to a thing", hence "to make common use of", from νόμος (nomos) "usage, custom", from νέμω (nemo) "to keep, to hold, to watch".

Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currency|currencies.

Translations
trans-top|one who collects coins and/or currencies
Danish: numismatiker
Finnish: numismaatikko
French: numismate
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Russian: нумизмат m
Swedish: numismatiker c
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Related terms
numismatic
numismatics

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• 2007-10-12 14:26 - Algrif - Category:Hobbies

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