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philately vs collecting

collecting vs philately

philately and collecting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
philately Yes No No No
collecting Yes No No No
As nouns, collecting is a hypernym of philately; that is, collecting is a word with a broader meaning than philately:
  • philately: the collection and study of postage stamps
  • collecting: the act of gathering something together
Other hypernyms of philately include aggregation, assembling, collection.
philately (noun) collecting (noun)
the collection and study of postage stamps the act of gathering something together
Difference between philately and collecting

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