numismatic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

numismatic

SYLLABICATION:	nu·mis·mat·ic
PRONUNCIATION:	nmz-mtk, -ms-, ny-
ADJECTIVE:	1. Of or relating to coins or currency. 2. Of or relating to numismatics.
ETYMOLOGY:	French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismat-, coin, variant of Latin nomisma, from Greek, custom, current coin, from nomizein, to have in use, from nomos, custom. See nem- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	numis·mati·cal·ly —ADVERB


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