oligosemy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
oligo- (“few”) + -semy (the second element in monosemy and polysemy)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oligosemy (uncountable)
- (linguistics, especially of a term whose range of meanings has been semotactically restricted) The quality or state of having a few meanings, as opposed to having a single meaning or many meanings.