Briefmarkensammlung

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German

Etymology

From Briefmarke +‎ Sammlung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːfmaʁkənˌzamlʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Brief‧mar‧ken‧samm‧lung

Noun

Briefmarkensammlung f (genitive Briefmarkensammlung, plural Briefmarkensammlungen)

  1. stamp collection, collection of postage stamps
    • 1938, Mark Twain, Die Geschichte des Hausierers. The translation of Twain's short story The Canvasser's Tale into German by Heinrich Conrad
      Ich schrieb und erzählte ihm von der äußerst umfangreichen Muschelsammlung eines Herrn, von eines andern ausgezeichneter Sammlung von Meerschaumpfeifen, von eines dritten wunderbarer Sammlungvon unentzifferbaren Autographen, eines vierten unschätzbarer Sammlung von chinesischem Porzellan, eines fünften bezaubernder Briefmarkensammlung – und so weiter und so weiter.
      I wrote and told him of one gentleman's vast collection of shells; another's noble collection of meerschaum pipes; another's elevating and refining collection of undecipherable autographs; another's priceless collection of old china; another's enchanting collection of postage-stamps--and so forth and so on.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, with zeigen or sehen) euphemistic code for a sexual encounter
    Wenn du noch mit zu mir kommst, zeig ich dir meine Briefmarkensammlung.
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