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argyrothecology

argyrothecology noun: the collection of money boxes.

Noun

argyrothecology (uncountable)

  1. The collection of money boxes.
    • To this fine display, a fine introduction, called "American 'Argyrothecology,' or the Art and Commerce of the Penny Bank," is provided, as everybody would expect, by Karal Ann Marling.2006, Browne, Ray B., “Money in the Bank: The Katherine Kierland Herberger Collection”, in The Journal of American Culture, volume 29, number 3, page 384

Origin of argyrothecology

By surface analysis, argyro- + theco- (“Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box, case, container, sheath”)”) + -log + -y or argyro- + thec- (“Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box, case, container, sheath”)”) + ology.

Questions about argyrothecology

What does argyrothecology mean?
Argyrothecology means the collection of money boxes.
What part of speech is argyrothecology?
Argyrothecology is a noun.

Words near argyrothecology in the dictionary

  1. argyropoeia
  2. argyrose
  3. argyroses
  4. argyroside
  5. argyrosis
  6. argyrothecology
  7. argyrotic
  8. Argœuves
  9. arh
  10. arhar
  11. arhat

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