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philatelic

/fɪləˈtɛlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
philatel-ic
IPA
/fɪləˈtɛlɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English philately Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English philatelic From philately + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more philatelic (comparative) most philatelic (superlative)

Derived Forms

aerophilatelic nonphilatelic philatelically prephilatelic

Phrases

philatelic forgery

Synonyms

philatelical

Rhymes With

psychedelic angelic pentelic melic jelick

Questions

How do you pronounce philatelic?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪləˈtɛlɪk/.
What does philatelic mean?
Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.
Where does philatelic come from?
Etymology tree English philately Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English philatelic From philately + -ic.

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