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单词 deltiologist
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Definition of deltiologist in English:

deltiologist

nounˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪstˌdeltēˈäləjəst
  • A person who collects postcards as a hobby.

    明信片收藏家

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As any deltiologist worth his stamps will tell you, the modern photographic picture postcard entered the world a few months after it was vacated by Queen Victoria.
    • The final comment on this postcard must be from the point of view of a deltiologist.
    • Links to other sites that may be of interest to deltiologists and collectors of coins, stamps, photographs,
    • If any deltiologists care to unearth the details and send them my way, the information will be posted with credit and gratitude.
    • I'm not a very serious deltiologist, but I do collect a few things.

Derivatives

  • deltiology

  • noun
    • These materials clearly suggest the extent to which deltiology is driven not by art historians and museum professionals but by amateur and professional collectors.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Deltiology, the study of postcards, can involve the analysis of pigments, rag content of card stock, and other measurable parameters to determine the age of particular images.
      • In the period before the First World War, deltiology was the largest collecting hobby.
      • As I understand it there is quite a bit of good deltiology literature available, so you may want to hunt for that to get more detailed information.

Origin

1940s: from Greek deltion (diminutive of deltos 'writing tablet') + -logist.

Definition of deltiologist in US English:

deltiologist

nounˌdeltēˈäləjəst
  • A person who collects postcards as a hobby.

    明信片收藏家

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm not a very serious deltiologist, but I do collect a few things.
    • As any deltiologist worth his stamps will tell you, the modern photographic picture postcard entered the world a few months after it was vacated by Queen Victoria.
    • Links to other sites that may be of interest to deltiologists and collectors of coins, stamps, photographs,
    • If any deltiologists care to unearth the details and send them my way, the information will be posted with credit and gratitude.
    • The final comment on this postcard must be from the point of view of a deltiologist.

Origin

1940s: from Greek deltion (diminutive of deltos ‘writing tablet’) + -logist.

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