philatelismn.
/fᵻˈlatəlɪz(ə)m/, /fᵻˈlatl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /fəˈlædəlɪz(ə)m/ rare.
Stamp collecting; = philately n.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting stamps > [noun]
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philatelism1871
1871 E. L. Pemberton in Stamp-collector's Mag. 9 130 The faults..incident to American philatelism.
1925 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 16 Apr. 2 A young private stamp collector picked up $15,000 for the error made in this issue. The collector was Mr. Robey of Washington, a jeweler whose hobby is philatelism.
1998 Amer. Spectator (Nexis) May If this unlikely duo was drawn together by a shared interest in philatelism it might explain a lot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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