How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"oligo" is from "oligos" (small, little, few) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
oligodynamic
oliganthous
oligodontia
oligopetalous
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "few" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Oligarchies were not as common as monarchies in the ancient world. |
| An oligotrophic waterbody is capable of supporting relatively small populations of living organisms. |