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oligolingualism

oligolingualism noun: the state of knowing few languages.

Noun

oligolingualism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of knowing few languages.

Origin of oligolingualism

From oligolingual + -ism.

Questions about oligolingualism

What does oligolingualism mean?
Oligolingualism means the state of knowing few languages.
What part of speech is oligolingualism?
Oligolingualism is a noun.

Words near oligolingualism in the dictionary

  1. oligolege
  2. oligoleges
  3. oligolignan
  4. oligolignans
  5. oligolingual
  6. oligolingualism
  7. oligolysine
  8. oligolysines
  9. oligomania
  10. oligomannan
  11. oligomannans

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