philately
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phi·lat·e·ly /fəˈlætəli/ noun [uncountable] DLHthe activity of collecting stamps for pleasure 集邮 SYN stamp collecting —philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjective —philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countable]
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”phi·lat·e·ly nounChineseSyllable
collecting the activity pleasure of for stamps Corpus
philately
phi‧lat‧e‧ly /fəˈlætəli, fɪˈlætəli/
noun [uncountable]
SYN stamp collecting
—philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjective
—philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst, fɪˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countable]
phi‧lat‧e‧ly /fəˈlætəli, fɪˈlætəli/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: philatélie, from Greek phil- ( ⇨ philanderer) + ateleia 'freedom from tax'
the activity of collecting stamps for pleasure Language: French
Origin: philatélie, from Greek phil- ( ⇨ philanderer) + ateleia 'freedom from tax'
SYN stamp collecting
—philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjective
—philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst, fɪˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countable]