deltiology

American

[del-tee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌdɛl tiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the hobby of collecting post cards.

deltiology British

/ ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the collection and study of picture postcards

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Other Word Forms

deltiological adjective
deltiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of deltiology

1945–50; < Greek deltí ( on ), diminutive of déltos writing tablet + -o- + -logy

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But Brown has taken his interest to the next level: In 1993 he started the Institute of American Deltiology, which sits in a historic building on Main Avenue in Myerstown, his hometown.

From Washington Times

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