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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligosyllable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-syl-la-ble
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oligosyllabic word

Etymology

From oligo- + syllable.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oligosyllables (plural)

Questions

What does oligosyllable mean?
Any oligosyllabic word
Where does oligosyllable come from?
From oligo- + syllable.

How to pronounce oligosyllable

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