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oligo-

oligo- prefix: few, several.

Prefix

oligo-

  1. few, several
    Synonyms:
    pauci-, poly-, multi-, pluri-

Synonyms of oligo-

Forms of oligo-

alternative before-vowelolig-

Origin of oligo-

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

Questions about oligo-

What does oligo- mean?
Oligo- means few, several.
What part of speech is oligo-?
Oligo- is a prefix.

Words near oligo- in the dictionary

  1. oligemic
  2. oligist
  3. oligistic
  4. oligists
  5. oligo
  6. oligo-
  7. oligoacene
  8. oligoacenes
  9. oligoadenosine
  10. oligoadenylase
  11. oligoadenylases

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