oligolectic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few’) (from Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olígos, “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.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛktɪk/, /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛktɪk/, /ˌoʊ-/, /əˌlɪɡə-/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛktɪk
- Hyphenation: oli‧go‧lect‧ic
Adjective
[edit]oligolectic (not comparable)
- (entomology) Relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]relating to, or characteristic of, oligolecty
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References
[edit]- ^ “oligolectic, adj.” under “oligo-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021; “oligolectic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
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oligolecty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(o)leyg-
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