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TIMBROLOGY

\tɪmbɹˈɒləd͡ʒi], \tɪmbɹˈɒləd‍ʒi], \t_ɪ_m_b_ɹ_ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_i]\

Definitions of TIMBROLOGY

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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tim-brol'[=o]-ji, n. the study of postage-stamps.--n. TIMBROPH'ILY, love for this harmless pursuit. [Fr. timbre, postage-stamp, -ology.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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