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Noun: philately  fi'la-tu-lee
  1. The collection and study of postage stamps
    - stamp collecting, stamp collection

Derived forms: philatelies

See also: philatelic, philatelist

Type of: aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection

Encyclopedia: Philately

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