oligosemy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːmi/, /ɒlɪˈɡɒˌsɪmi/

Noun

oligosemy (uncountable)

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

Derived terms
  • oligoseme
  • oligosemous

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