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noun
The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: philately
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Collection of items or information of no intrinsic value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the collection and study of postage stamps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: philately, stamp collection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
Narrower terms: aerophilately
History
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