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oligolectic

/ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oli-go-lect-ic
IPA
/ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.

Etymology

From English oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few’) (from Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos, “few, little”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)leyg- (“indigent, poor; miserable”)) + Ancient Greek λεκτός (lektós, “chosen”) (from λέγω (légō, “to choose; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns), possibly modelled after eclectic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *leyg-, ὀλῐ́γος, *(o)leyg-, λεκτός, *leǵ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/

Derived Forms

oligolecty

Frequently Paired Words

oligolege

Rhymes With

polylectic catatectic monotectic cotectic noneclectic nondialectic multisymplectic nonsymplectic metaplectic metriplectic countercathectic monolectic

Questions

How do you pronounce oligolectic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/.
What does oligolectic mean?
Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.
Where does oligolectic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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