acephalous

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (akephalos), headless) < ἀ- (not) + κεφαλή (kephalē), head).

[edit] Pronunciation

a-ceph*a-lous

  • IPA: /əˈsɛfələs/

aah-SEPH-a-luhs

[edit] Adjective

acephalous (comparative more acephalous, superlative most acephalous)

Positive
acephalous

Comparative
more acephalous

Superlative
most acephalous

  1. Headless
  2. (zoology) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
  3. (botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
  4. Without a leader or chief.
  5. Wanting the beginning
  6. (prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable - Brande

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