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nomisma

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /nə(ʊ)ˈmɪzmə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Money or currency (modern).

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Meaning 2

Coinage, especially with connotation as a means to control a monetary system (rare).

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Meaning 3

Current coin of a state (ancient).

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Meaning 4

Coinage, a monetary system.

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Usage: rare

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Meaning 5

A byzant.

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Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 6

A stamp, an image on a coin.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”) + -μα (-ma, “nominal suffix”), from νόμος (nómos, “custom”) + -ίζω (-ízō, denominative verb suffix), from νέμω (némō, “to distribute”) + -ος (-os). Related to French numismatique, Latin numismat- + -ique, variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma).