philately

philately meaning in Bengali and Kannada

Forms of philately

Origin of philately

First use appears c. 1865. Borrowed from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin in 1864 (in Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste, Nov. 15, 1864), from Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀτέλεια (atéleia), the closest word he could find in Ancient Greek to the concept of "postage stamp", from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέλος (télos, “tax”). This word serves as a reminder of the original function of postage stamps, now often forgotten: the cost of letter-carrying formerly was paid by the recipient; stamps indicated it had been prepaid by the sender, and thus the letters were "carriage-free".

Words formed from philately

• aerophilately
• air philately
• astrophilately
• bibliophilately
• biophilately
• marcophily
• paraphilately
• philatelic
• philatelical
• philatelically
• philatelics
• philatelism
• philatelist
• prephilately

Questions about philately

What does philately mean?

Philately means stamp collecting.

What is philately in Bengali?

Philately in Bengali is ডাকটিকিট সংগ্রহ, ফিলাটেলি. See Philately meaning in Bengali.

What part of speech is philately?

Philately is a noun.

How do you pronounce philately?

Philately is pronounced /fɪˈlæt.ə.li/.

What is the plural of philately?

The plural of philately is philatelies.