philatelical
- adjective
- /ˌfɪləˈtɛlɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Her philatelical interests have led her to travel to stamp exhibitions worldwide.
Examples
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The museum displayed a philatelical collection featuring rare stamps from the 19th century.
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The philatelical exhibition attracted many collectors.
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He wrote a philatelical article discussing the value of misprinted stamps.
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She has a philatelical interest in rare stamps.
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He wrote a philatelical article discussing the value of misprinted stamps.
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Her philatelical interests have led her to travel to stamp exhibitions worldwide.
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The museum displayed a philatelical collection featuring rare stamps from the 19th century.
Synonyms
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9.9
About collecting and studying postage stamps
Surface Forms
Morphology
philatelical = philatelic (transparent) = philatelic + philately + philatel + al
Formed by adding the productive suffix '-al' to 'philatelic', so the meaning 'relating to philately' is directly derived.
Etymology
Philatelical comes from philately, which is built from Greek parts phil- 'love' (the same 'phil-' in philosophy) and atelēs 'tax-free' because stamps showed the postage was already paid. So, philatelical means 'relating to stamp collecting'.