noun
the collection and study of postage stamps
• Syn: ↑philately, ↑stamp collection
• Derivationally related forms: ↑philatelist (for: ↑philately), ↑philatelic (for: ↑philately), ↑philatelical (for: ↑philately)
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑collecting, ↑assembling, ↑aggregation
• Hyponyms: ↑aerophilately
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▶ noun PHILATELY.
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stamp collecting noun
Philately
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Main Entry: ↑stamp
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the activity of collecting postage stamps from different countries and keeping them in a book called a stamp album
Thesaurus: miscellaneous hobbies and the people who enjoy themhyponym
Derived Word: stamp collector
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stamp collecting,
= philately. (Cf. ↑philately)
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noun [noncount]
: the hobby of collecting postage stamps
stamp collector noun, pl ⋯ -tors [count]
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the hobby of collecting stamps from different countries
Derived Word: ↑stamp collector
Useful english dictionary. 2012.