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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

few, several

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀλίγος, *h₃ligos

Inflected Forms

olig- (alternative, before vowel)

Synonyms

pauci- poly- multi- pluri-

Questions

What does oligo- mean?
few, several
Where does oligo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce oligo-

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