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philately

/fɪˈlætəli/noun

उच्चारण फ़िलैटली

डाक-टिकट संग्रह

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noun
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    [U] technical

    the collection and study of postage stamps

    डाक-टिकट संग्रह

    • Philately is his favourite hobby.
    • Philately taught him a great deal about the history of the Indian postal service.
    • He took up philately as a boy and now owns thousands of stamps.
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    • Philately clubs hold exhibitions of rare stamps every year.
    • Her interest in philately began with an old letter from abroad.

    Synonyms stamp collecting

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Synonyms

stamp collecting

AaSpelling

phi·lat·e·ly

With ph and one l (not 'phillately').

ph और एक l ('phillately' गलत है)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often (hobbies): collecting stamps is philately (a philatelist); coins numismatics (a numismatist); matchbox labels phillumeny; books bibliophily; butterflies lepidoptery.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (शौक): डाक-टिकट इकट्ठा करना philately (philatelist); सिक्के numismatics (numismatist); माचिस के लेबल phillumeny; किताबें bibliophily; तितलियाँ lepidoptery।

General knowledge

India issued its first postage stamp, the Scinde Dawk, in 1852; 9 October is World Post Day.

भारत ने 1852 में पहला डाक-टिकट, सिंध डाक, जारी किया; 9 अक्टूबर विश्व डाक दिवस है।