Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligosyllabic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-syl-lab-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From oligo- + syllabic.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does oligosyllabic mean?
Having relatively few syllables
Where does oligosyllabic come from?
From oligo- + syllabic.

How to pronounce oligosyllabic

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