numismatology

Questions about numismatology

What does numismatology mean?

numismatology means "the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)".

How many syllables are in numismatology?

numismatology has 6 syllables and divides as nu-mi-sma-to-lo-gy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for numismatology?

Close synonyms include numismatics, coin collecting, coin collection. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is numismatology a common word?

numismatology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.