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opisto.

institute, college, academy (institution of learning, usually of lower level than university)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈopisto/[ˈo̞pis̠to̞]
  1. institute, college, academy (institution of learning, usually of lower level than university)

Where this word comes from

oppi (“lesson”) + -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828, originally in the sense “university”.

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