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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, soul”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹiːnɪə/, /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹɛ.ni.ə/, /ˌɒlɪɡəˈfɹiː.ni.ə/
Noun
oligophrenia (countable and uncountable, plural oligophrenias)
- (pathology) subnormal mental development
Translations
subnormal mental development