прикметник

acephalous

acephalous · more acephalous · most acephalous

Having no headHaving no head.

/əˈsɛfələs/

Значення

значень: 7

Having no head.
lacking a head or a clearly defined head
Without a distinct head.
Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
an acephalous society / community
Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
Lacking the first portion of the text. (of a manuscript)
(рідковживане)Without a beginning.

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Походження

From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “n

From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, a- + -cephalous.

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