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phillumenist
[ fi-loo-muh-nist ]
/ fɪˈlu mə nɪst /
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noun
a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
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Words nearby phillumenist
Phillips catheter, Phillips curve, Phillips head, phillipsite, Phillips screw, phillumenist, Philly, philo-, Philoctetes, philodendron, philography
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British Dictionary definitions for phillumenist
phillumenist
/ (fɪˈljuːmənɪst, -ˈluː-) /
noun
a person who collects matchbox labels
Derived forms of phillumenist
phillumeny, nounWord Origin for phillumenist
C20: from philo- + Latin lumen light + -ist
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