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paraphilately

paraphilately noun: the study of things adjacent to postage stamps, such as artistic or ownership stamps or collectors of stamps.

Noun

paraphilately

  1. The study of things adjacent to postage stamps, such as artistic or ownership stamps or collectors of stamps.
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Origin of paraphilately

From para- + philately.

Questions about paraphilately

What does paraphilately mean?
Paraphilately means the study of things adjacent to postage stamps, such as artistic or ownership stamps or collectors of stamps.
What part of speech is paraphilately?
Paraphilately is a noun.

Words near paraphilately in the dictionary

  1. paraphernalian
  2. paraphernals
  3. parapheromone
  4. parapheromones
  5. paraphia
  6. paraphilately
  7. paraphile
  8. paraphiles
  9. paraphilia
  10. paraphiliac
  11. paraphiliacs

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