oligolectic

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oligolectic

/ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/ UK
/ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/ UK
/ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/ US
/ˌoʊ-/ US
/əˌlɪɡə-/ US

Rhymes with -ɛktɪk

Where it comes from

From English oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few’) (from Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos, “few, little”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)leyg- (“indigent, poor; miserable”)) + Ancient Greek λεκτός (lektós, “chosen”) (from λέγω (légō, “to choose; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns), possibly modelled after eclectic.

adjective

not comparable Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.

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adj relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty

Français	oligolectique
Deutsch	oligolektisch
Italiano	oligolectico

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@misc{oligolectic_2026,
  title = {oligolectic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oligolectic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}