deltiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- dĕltĭŏʹləjĭ (UK)
- /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ (UK)
Etymology
Formed by suffixing the Ancient Greek δελτίον (deltíon) (deltion; the diminutive form of δέλτος (déltos), deltos, “writing tablet”) with the English -logy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study and collection of postcards.
Deriveds
Hypernyms
collection (study and collection of postcards)
Translations (6)
ru филокартия (study and collection of postcards) · km បណ្ណប្រៃសនីយវិទ្យា (study and collection of postcards) · fi postikorttien keräily (study and collection of postcards) · hu képeslapgyűjtemény (study and collection of postcards) · de Philokartie (study and collection of postcards) · fr deltiologie (study and collection of postcards)