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philography (fi-LOG-ruh-fee) noun
The practice of collecting autographs. [From Greek philo-, loving + -graphy, writing.] "Virtually anything to which ink will stick can be collected, swapped or sold, according to the Universal Autograph Collectors Club, a 2,000-member association of experts in the field of philography." Ben Steelman, While You're Standing in Line, The Wilmington Morning Star (NC), Oct 22, 1998. This week's theme: uncommon words with common suffixes. ............................................................................ Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. -Benjamin Franklin Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/philography.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/philography.ram
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