English Explanatory Dictionary

oligo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. few, several

Word forms

oligo- olig-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”).

Synonyms

pauci- poly- multi- pluri-
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