💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oligosyllable"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| polysyllabic | (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. |
| polysyllablenoun | A word with more than two syllables. Sometimes used in a more restricted sense. |
| hyperdisyllablenoun | Any word that has more than two syllables |
| disyllabic | Comprising two syllables. |
| monosyllabic | Consisting of one syllable. |
| disyllablenoun | A word comprising two syllables. |
| multisyllable | Synonym of polysyllable. |
| duosyllablenoun | A word containing two syllables. |
| monosyllabismnoun | The frequent occurrence or use of monosyllables. |
| plurisyllablenoun | A word of more than one syllable. |
| hypermonosyllablenoun | (prosody) A word of multiple syllables, such as "power", when presented (e.g. in poetry) as having only one syllable. |
| monosyllabizingnoun | Conversion to monosyllabic form |
| polysyllabismnoun | (linguistics) The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language. |
| disyllabicitynoun | The state or characteristic of having two syllables. |
| suffixoidnoun | (linguistics) A wordfinal segment that has characteristics of both a free morpheme and a bound morpheme. |
| oligofractionnoun | Anything composed of several fractions (in any of several contexts) |
| oligodactylianoun | Alternative form of oligodactyly. [The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.] |
| multisyllabicitynoun | The state or condition of being multisyllabic. |
| monosyllabicizationnoun | (linguistics) The evolution towards monosyllabicity; monosyllabification. |
| pluriliteralnoun | (archaic, linguistics) Consisting of more than three letters. |
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