phillumeny

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noun

The hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items

OriginLatin lumen →
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Meanings

nounphillumeny (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phillumenism

Origin

  1. Latinlumen“light”
  2. Englishphillumeny

From phil- + Latin lumen (“light”) + -y.

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Translations

Finnish fillumenia
  • fillumeniahobby
French philuménie
  • philuméniehobby
German Phillumenie
  • Phillumeniehobby
Ukrainian філуменія
  • філуменія (filumenija)hobby
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APA

phillumeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phillumeny

MLA

“phillumeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phillumeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phillumeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phillumeny.

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