Oligosemy

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːmi/, /É’lɪˈɡɒˌsɪmi/

Origin

-("few") + oligo -semy (the second element in monosemy and polysemy)

Full definition of oligosemy

Noun

1. (linguistics, especially of a term whose range of meanings has been semotactics, semotactically restricted) The quality or state of having a few meanings, as opposed to having a single meaning or many meanings.

Derived terms

• oligosemic

Related terms

• oligoseme
• oligosemous

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