DELTIOLOGIST

Meaning of DELTIOLOGIST in English

[ ˌdɛltɪ'ɒlədʒɪst ]

■ noun a person who collects postcards as a hobby.

Derivatives

deltiology noun

Origin

1940s: from Gk deltion (dimin. of deltos 'writing tablet') + -logist .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DELTIOLOGIST — ˌdeltēˈäləjə̇st noun ( -s ) : a person whose hobby is deltiology
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DELTIOLOGIST — n. person who collects picture postcards
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DELTIOLOGY — — deltiological /del'tee euh loj"i keuhl/ , adj. — deltiologist , n. /del'tee ol"euh jee/ , n. the hobby of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DELTIOLOGY — n. the collecting and study of postcards. deltiologist n. [ Gk deltion dimin. of deltos writing-tablet + -LOGY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DELTIOLOGY — n. the collecting and study of postcards. Derivatives: deltiologist n. Etymology: Gk deltion dimin. of deltos writing-tablet + -LOGY
Oxford English vocab

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