philately
Stamp collectingStamp collecting.
» Philately is my passion.
Филателия - моя страсть.
Філателія — моя пристрасть.
Збирання марок — моя пристрасть.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Stamp collecting.
Philatelie, Briefmarkenkunde
филатели́яfilatɛlíja, коллекциони́рование ма́рокkollekcionírovanije márok
філателі́яfilatelíja
(countable, uncountable)The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.
Philatelie
филатели́яfilatɛlíja
the collection and study of postage stamps
Examples
1 sentencesPhilately is my passion.
Філателія — моя пристрасть. — deniko
ruФилателия - моя страсть. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
First use appears c. 1865. Borrowed from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collectFirst use appears c. 1865. Borrowed from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin in 1864 (in Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste, Nov. 15, 1864), from Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀτέλεια (atéleia), the closest word he could find in Ancient Greek to the concept of "postage stamp", from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέλος (télos, “tax”). This word serves as a reminder of the original function of postage stamps, now often forgotten: the cost of letter-carrying formerly was paid by the recipient; stamps indicated it had been prepaid by the sender, and thus the letters were "carriage-free".
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Forms
plural: philatelies| Singular | philately |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the collection and study of postage stamps:stamp collectingstamp collection
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable