"oligosynthesis" meaning in English

See oligosynthesis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: oligo- + synthesis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|oligo|synthesis}} oligo- + synthesis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oligosynthesis (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The synthetic combining of a relatively small number of morphemes to form compound words. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: oligosynthetic
    Sense id: en-oligosynthesis-en-noun-q0KhyQ6B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oligo- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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