oligosemy
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /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.
Related terms
  • oligoseme
  • oligosemous



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