acephalous
Having no headHaving no head.
Meaning
7 sensesHaving 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)
(rare)Without a beginning.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “nFrom French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, a- + -cephalous.
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Forms
more acephalous, most acephalous| Comparative | more acephalous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most acephalous Lesson |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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