different between collecting vs numismatics

English

Etymology

collect +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?kt??/
• Hyphenation: col?lect?ing

Noun

collecting (countable and uncountable, plural collectings)

1. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
   • 2009, Melissa A Hardy, Alan Bryman, Handbook of Data Analysis, page 568:

     The task of data gathering is not a random walk, a sensual search, or the bemused collectings of a beachcomber.

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Verb

collecting

1. present participle of collect

English

Etymology

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek ??????? (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from ?????? (nomíz?, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to”), from ????? (nómos, “usage, custom”), from ???? (ném?, “I keep, hold, watch”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nju?.m?z?ma.t?ks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?nu?.m?z?mæ.t?ks/

Noun

numismatics (uncountable)

1. The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
2. The study of coins
3. The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money
4. The collecting of coins

Usage notes

• Although the more general senses are still in use in more specialized contexts, most who use the term are unaware that it can be used for the study or collection of anything but coins.

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