Oligosemy Definition

noun
(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.
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Origin of Oligosemy

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

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