oligosemy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɒlɪˈɡɒˌsɪmi/
- /ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːmi/
Etymology
From oligo- (“few”) + -semy (the second element in monosemy and polysemy).
Meanings
- (especially, of a term whose range of meanings has been semotactically restricted, uncountable) The quality or state of having a few meanings, as opposed to having a single meaning or many meanings.