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Perfect synonyms

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bombinate
echoism
cynophilist
timbrology


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PRONUNCIATION:

(tim-BROL-uh-jee)

MEANING:

noun: The collecting or study of postage stamps and related matter.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French timbre (stamp) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1867. Timbrology and timbrophily are two synonyms of what’s commonly known as philately.

USAGE:

“Because it was perpetually night-time on Callisto, people tended to get in from work and stay in for the night. ... This led to the rise of other pastimes; numismatics, timbrology, writing, and cards.”
Roxbrough; Murder Museum; Xlibris; 2018.

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