exonumia

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noun

Coinlike objects.

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Meanings

nounexonumia (plural exonumia)
  1. Coinlike objects.
  2. Study and/or collection of such.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Latinnummus
  8. Englishexonumia

From exo- (“out of”) + Latin nummus (“coin”).

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APA

exonumia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonumia

MLA

“exonumia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonumia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exonumia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonumia.

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