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deltiology

UK/ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/

deltiology noun: the study and collection of postcards.

Noun

deltiology (uncountable)

  1. The study and collection of postcards.

deltiology meaning in Bengali

deltiology in Bengali

পোস্টকার্ড অধ্যয়ন এবং সংগ্রহ

Origin of deltiology

Formed by suffixing the Ancient Greek δελτίον (deltíon) (deltion; the diminutive form of δέλτος (déltos), deltos, “writing tablet”) with the English -logy.

Words formed from deltiology

Questions about deltiology

What does deltiology mean?
Deltiology means the study and collection of postcards.
What is deltiology in Bengali?
Deltiology in Bengali is পোস্টকার্ড অধ্যয়ন এবং সংগ্রহ. See Deltiology meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is deltiology?
Deltiology is a noun.
How do you pronounce deltiology?
Deltiology is pronounced /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ (UK).

Words near deltiology in the dictionary

  1. deltidium
  2. deltidiums
  3. deltiological
  4. deltiologist
  5. deltiologists
  6. deltiology
  7. delto-
  8. deltoacromial
  9. deltocephaline
  10. deltocephalines
  11. deltochiline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deltiology (page history and authors); deltiology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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