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oligosynthesis

oligosynthesis noun: the synthetic combining of a relatively small number of morphemes to form compound words.

Noun

oligosynthesis (uncountable)

  1. The synthetic combining of a relatively small number of morphemes to form compound words.

Origin of oligosynthesis

From oligo- + synthesis.

Questions about oligosynthesis

What does oligosynthesis mean?
Oligosynthesis means the synthetic combining of a relatively small number of morphemes to form compound words.
What part of speech is oligosynthesis?
Oligosynthesis is a noun.

Words near oligosynthesis in the dictionary

  1. oligosyllables
  2. oligosymptomatic
  3. oligosynaptic
  4. oligosyndactylism
  5. oligosyndactyly
  6. oligosynthesis
  7. oligosynthetic
  8. oligotaxy
  9. oligoteratoasthenospermia
  10. oligoteratoasthenozoospermia
  11. oligoteratospermia

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