exonumia

[ek-suh-noo-mee-uh, -nyoo-]

plural noun

1. items, as tokens or medals, that resemble money but are not intended to circulate as money.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exonumia¹

First recorded in 1965–70; exo- + num(ismatic) + -ia

Example Sentences

Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.

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Even spellcheck, as I write, is stumped by exonumia, which are items that resemble money but are not meant to circulate as money.

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