cephalic

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (head), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikos, capital), from κεφαλή (kephalē, head).

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(US) enPR: sĭfăl' ĭk, IPA: /'sɪfæl ɪk/

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cephalic (comparative more cephalic, superlative most cephalic)

  1. Of or referring to the head; headlike
  2. Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon

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