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philately
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
philately
(noun)
philately
/fə
ˈ
lætəli/
noun
philately
/fə
ˈ
lætəli/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHILATELY
[
noncount
]
technical
:
the study or collection of postage stamps
She has enjoyed
philately
[=(more commonly)
stamp collecting
] since she was a child.
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— philatelic
/ˌfɪlə
ˈ
tɛlɪk/
adjective
a
philatelic
society
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