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oligarchic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
oli-garchic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to oligarchy.

Etymology

From Late Latin oligarchicus, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós). By surface analysis, oligarch + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oligarchicus, ὀλιγαρχικός

Derived Forms

oligarchically

Phrases

oligarchic accretion

Synonyms

oligarchical oligarchal

Questions

What does oligarchic mean?
Of or pertaining to oligarchy.
Where does oligarchic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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