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oligolectic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/
  • General-American: /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌoʊ-/
  • General-American: /əˌlɪɡə-/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛktɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: oligolectique — relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty
  • German: oligolektisch — relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty
  • Italian: oligolectico — relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty