deltiology

English

WOTD – 10 June 2010

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: dĕltĭŏʹləjĭ, IPA^(key): /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
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Noun

deltiology (uncountable)

The study and collection of postcards.

Hypernyms

(study and collection of postcards): collection

Derived terms

deltiologist

Translations

study and collection of postcards

Finnish: postikorttien keräily
French: deltiologie (fr) f
German: Philokartie (de) f

Hungarian: képeslapgyűjtemény
Khmer: បណ្ណប្រៃសនីយវិទ្យា (bann pray sa’nii vityie)
Russian: филокартия (ru) (filokartija)

References

“deltiology” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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