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exonumia

American

[ek-suh-noo-mee-uh, -nyoo-] / ˌɛk səˈnu mi ə, -ˈnyu- /

plural noun

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

Etymology

Origin of exonumia

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2021

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