artistamp

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UK/ˈɑːtɪsˌtæmp/US/ˈɑɹ.tɪsˌtæmp/US[ˈɑɹ.ɾɪsˌtæmp]

noun

A small piece of art resembling a postage stamp, usually affixed to mail along with the legitimate stamps.

OriginEnglish stamp ← Middle English stampen ← Old English *stampian →
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Meanings

nounartistamp (plural artistamps)

plural artistamps

  1. A small piece of art resembling a postage stamp, usually affixed to mail along with the legitimate stamps.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Late Latinartista
  6. Frenchartiste
  7. Englishartist
  8. Proto-Germanic*stampōną
  9. Proto-Germanic*stampijaną?
  10. Proto-West Germanic*stampijan
  11. Old Englishstempan
  12. Old English*stampian
  13. Middle Englishstampen
  14. Englishstamp
  15. Englishartistamp

Blend of artist + stamp.

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APA

artistamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistamp

MLA

“artistamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artistamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artistamp.

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