philately

Word family adjectivephilatelicnounphilatelyphilatelist

phi·lat·e·ly /fəˈlætəli/ noun [uncountableU]

DLHthe activity of collecting stamps for pleasure 集邮 SYN stamp collecting

—philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjectiveadj

—philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

philately• Unsuitable hobbies include philately, railway archaeology, home computing, golf or anything which has a magazine devoted to it.

Origin philately

(1800-1900) French philatélie, from Greek phil- ( → PHILANDERER) + ateleia “freedom from tax”

单词	philately
释义	philately Word family adjectivephilatelicnounphilatelyphilatelist phi·lat·e·ly /fəˈlætəli/ noun [uncountableU] DLHthe activity of collecting stamps for pleasure 集邮 SYN stamp collecting —philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjectiveadj —philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus philately• Unsuitable hobbies include philately, railway archaeology, home computing, golf or anything which has a magazine devoted to it. Origin philately (1800-1900) French philatélie, from Greek phil- ( → PHILANDERER) + ateleia “freedom from tax”
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