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.”
