Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
numismatography .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics.
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- noun
numismatics
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
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Examples
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I also understand everything but entomology and numismatology; and if I do not understand them, the only reason is that, as the dear little boys say, 'I _doe_ want to.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Furthermore a distinction should be made between numismatography, which is chiefly descriptive, and numismatology, which views the coin from its artistic, economic and cultural side.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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