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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the collection and study of postage stamps;
[syn: philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philately \Phi*lat"e*ly\, n. [Philo- + Gr. 'ate`leia exemption from tax; cf. frank to send free.] The collection of postage stamps of various issues. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

philately n 1: the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection]