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Meaning of oligosynthetic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.

Examples

“Talking of which, the grammar of oligosynthetic languages is not always particularly well explained – the designers sometimes seem to have been too focused on the vocabulary.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

oligotherapeutic oligotrichous oligotrophic oligotropic oligotypic oligoubiquitinated

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