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phi·lat·e·ly /fəˈlætəli/ noun [uncountable] DLHthe activity of collecting stamps for pleasure 集邮 SYN stamp collecting —philatelic /ˌfɪləˈtelɪk◂/ adjective —philatelist /fəˈlætəlɪst/ noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusphilately• Unsuitable hobbies include philately, railway archaeology, home computing, golf or anything which has a magazine devoted to it.Origin philately (1800-1900) French philatélie, from Greek phil- ( → PHILANDERER) + ateleia “freedom from tax”phi·lat·e·ly nounChineseSyllable collecting the activity pleasure of for stamps Corpus |