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acephalous

Syllabification: (a·ceph·a·lous)
Pronunciation: /āˈsefələs/

Definition of acephalous

adjective

  • 1no longer having a head:an acephalous skeleton
  • Zoology not having a head.
  • having no leader or chief:an acephalous society
  • 2 Prosody lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot.

Origin:

mid 18th century: via medieval Latin from Greek akephalos 'headless' (from a- 'without' + kephalē 'head') + -ous

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