"deltiology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-deltiology.ogg [US]
enPR: dĕltĭŏʹləjĭ Etymology: Formed by suffixing the Ancient Greek δελτίον (deltíon) (deltion; the diminutive form of δέλτος (déltos), deltos, “writing tablet”) with the English -logy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δελτίον}} Ancient Greek δελτίον (deltíon), {{m|grc|δέλτος}} δέλτος (déltos), {{cog|en|-logy}} English -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} deltiology (uncountable)
  1. The study and collection of postcards. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Deltiology Hypernyms (study and collection of postcards): collection Derived forms: deltiologist Translations (study and collection of postcards): postikorttien keräily (Finnish), deltiologie [feminine] (French), Philokartie [feminine] (German), képeslapgyűjtemény (Hungarian), បណ្ណប្រៃសនីយវិទ្យា (bann pray sa’nii vityie) (Khmer), филокартия (filokartija) (Russian)

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