| 单词 | philately |
| 释义 | philately —philatelic /fil'euh tel"ik/, philatelical, adj. —philatelically, adv. —philatelist /fi lat"l ist/, n. /fi lat"l ee/, n. 1. the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment. 2. the study of postage stamps, revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, postal cards, covers, and similar material relating to postal or fiscal history. [1860-65; < F philatélie < Gk phil- PHIL- + atéleia freedom from charges (taken to mean recipient's freedom from delivery charges by virtue of the stamp which sender affixed to the letter), lit., want of taxation, equiv. to a- A-6 + tél(os) tax + -eia -Y3] |
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