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oligosyllable

oligosyllable noun: any oligosyllabic word.

Noun

oligosyllable (plural oligosyllables)

  1. Any oligosyllabic word

Forms of oligosyllable

pluraloligosyllables

Origin of oligosyllable

From oligo- + syllable.

Questions about oligosyllable

What does oligosyllable mean?
Oligosyllable means any oligosyllabic word.
What part of speech is oligosyllable?
Oligosyllable is a noun.
What is the plural of oligosyllable?
The plural of oligosyllable is oligosyllables.

Words near oligosyllable in the dictionary

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

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