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oligophrenia

/ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹiːnɪə/

oligophrenia noun: subnormal mental development.

Noun

oligophrenia (countable and uncountable, plural oligophrenias)

  1. subnormal mental development

oligophrenia meaning in Tamil

oligophrenia in Tamil

உளவளர்ச்சிக்குறை

Forms of oligophrenia

pluraloligophrenias

Origin of oligophrenia

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind,soul”).

Questions about oligophrenia

What does oligophrenia mean?
Oligophrenia means subnormal mental development.
What is oligophrenia in Tamil?
Oligophrenia in Tamil is உளவளர்ச்சிக்குறை. See Oligophrenia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oligophrenia?
Oligophrenia is a noun.
How do you pronounce oligophrenia?
Oligophrenia is pronounced /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹiːnɪə/.
What is the plural of oligophrenia?
The plural of oligophrenia is oligophrenias.

Words near oligophrenia in the dictionary

  1. oligophenylenevinylene
  2. oligophenylenevinylenes
  3. oligophenyls
  4. oligophosphate
  5. oligophosphates
  6. oligophrenia
  7. oligophrenias
  8. oligophrenic
  9. oligophrenics
  10. oligophrenin
  11. oligophrenins

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