Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligopolistic

/ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: oligopolis-tic
IPA: /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly

Example Sentences

"There was little competition in oligopolistic industries, and "Fordist" production techniques emphasized long production runs, routinized and "deskilled" work, and minimal innovation or attention to quality."
"Medicine […] is in many cases no less business- and money-oriented than the great oligopolistic corporations."

Etymology

Etymology tree English oligopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English oligopolistic From oligopoly + -istic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more oligopolistic (comparative) most oligopolistic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

monopolistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce oligopolistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/.
What does oligopolistic mean?: Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly
Where does oligopolistic come from?: Etymology tree English oligopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English oligopolistic From oligopoly + -istic.

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