philately
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
philately
the collection and study of stamps
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Dissection of philately
philately = phil (love) + a- (without) + tely (tax, payment);
philately = love to collect something without paying (the something is a stamped letter the recipient of which does not need to pay);
so philately = a lover of stamp
Now Repeat my Dissection
philately = love to collect something without paying (the something is a stamped letter the recipient of which does not need to pay);
so philately = a lover of stamp
Important roots for this word:
phil
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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