Looking for the meaning of the word ACEPHALOUS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ACEPHALOUS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Acephalous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 18th century: via French and medieval Latin from Greek akephalos ‘headless’ (from a- ‘without’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
eɪˈsɛfələs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
eɪˈkɛfələs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not having a head
Short Definition:lacking head
Examples:- an acephalous skeleton
Definition:
(typically of a hexameter beginning with a short syllable) lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot.
Short Definition:lacking syllable or syllables in first foot
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