Word of the Day – Philately

Philately (noun)

fi-lat-el-ee

The collection and study of postage stamps.

Mid 19th century from French philatélie, from philo- ‘loving’ + Greek ateleia ‘exemption from payment’ (from a- ‘not’ + telos ‘toll, tax’), used to mean a franking mark or postage stamp exempting the recipient from payment.

Example sentences

“He’d been obsessed with philately since childhood.”