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philately

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phi·lat·e·ly  (f-ltl-)
n.
The collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials; stamp collecting.

[French philatélie : Greek phil-, philo-, philo- + Greek ateleia, exemption from payment (because a postage stamp indicates prepayment of postage) (a-, without; see a-1 + telos, tax, charge; see tel- in Indo-European roots).]

phila·telic (fl-tlk), phila·teli·cal (--kl) adj.
phila·teli·cal·ly adv.
phi·late·list n.

philately [fill-lat-a-lee]
Noun
the collection and study of postage stamps [Greek philos loving + ateleia exemption from tax]
philatelist n

philately
the collecting of postage stamps. — philatelist, n.
See also: Collections and Collecting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.philatelyphilately - the collection and study of postage stamps
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
aerophilately - the collection and study of airmail stamps
Translations
philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] nfilatelia

philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] nphilatélie f

philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] nPhilatelie f

philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] nfilatelia

philately
n philately [fiˈlatəli]
the study and collecting of postage-stamps. filatelie جَمْع الطَّوابِع البريديَّه филателия filatelie filateli die Philatelie φιλοτελισμός filatelia filateelia تمبر شناسی و گردآوری آن filatelia philatélie בּוּלָאוּת टिकट संग्रह skupljanje maraka,filatelija bélyeggyűjtés filateli frímerkjasöfnun filatelia 切手収集 우표 수집[] filatelija filatēlija filateli filatelie filateli, samling av frimerker filatelistyka filatelia filatelie филателия filatelia filatelija filatelija filateli การสะสมแสตมป์ pulculuk 集郵 філателія ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنا việc sưu tầm tem
adj philaˈtelic [-ˈte-]
filatelies مُحِب لِجَمع الطَّوابِع البَريدِيَّه филателен filatelistický filatelistisk philatelistisch φιλοτελικός filatélico filateelia- مربوط به تمبرشناسی postimerkki- philatélique שֶׁל בוּלִים ‍िटकट संग्रह करने वाला filatelistički bélyeggyűjtői hobi filateli frímerkjasöfnunar- filatelico 切手収集の 우표 수집[]의 filatelijos filatēlijas- filateli filatelistisch filatelistisk filatelistyczny filatélico filatelic филателистический filatelistický filatelističen filatelijski filatelistisk สะสมแสตมป์ pulculukla ilgili 集郵的 філателістичний ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنے سے متلعق chơi tem
n phiˈlatelist
filatelies جامِع طوابِع بَريدِيَّه филателист filatelista filatelist der/die Philatelist(in) φιλοτελιστής filatelista filatelist تمبر شناس postimerkkeilijä philatéliste אַספָן בּוּלִים डाक टिकट संग्राहक sakupljač maraka,filatelist bélyeggyűjtő filatelis frímerkjasafnari filatelico, filatelista 切手収集家 우표 수집[]가 filatelistas filatēlists ahli filateli postzegelverzamelaar frimerkesamler, filatelist filatelista filatelista filatelist филателист filatelista filatelist filatelista filatelist นักสะสมแสตมป์ pul koleksiyoncusu 集郵家 філателіст ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنے والا người chơi tem


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