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oligosyllabic

oligosyllabic adjective: having relatively few syllables.

Adjective

oligosyllabic (not comparable)

  1. Having relatively few syllables

Origin of oligosyllabic

From oligo- + syllabic.

Questions about oligosyllabic

What does oligosyllabic mean?
Oligosyllabic means having relatively few syllables.
What part of speech is oligosyllabic?
Oligosyllabic is an adjective.

Words near oligosyllabic in the dictionary

  1. oligosugars
  2. oligosulfide
  3. oligosulfides
  4. oligosulphide
  5. oligosulphides
  6. oligosyllabic
  7. oligosyllable
  8. oligosyllables
  9. oligosymptomatic
  10. oligosynaptic
  11. oligosyndactylism

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