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acephalous

[ ey-sef-uh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. Also ²¹Â·³¦±ð·±è³ó²¹±ô·¾±³¦ [] Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
  2. without a leader or ruler.


acephalous

/ əˈ²õÉ›´ÚÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct, as certain insect larvae
  2. having or recognizing no ruler or leader
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acephalous1

1725–35; < Greek ²¹°ìé±è³ó²¹±ô´Ç²õ; a- 6, -cephalous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acephalous1

C18: via Medieval Latin from Greek akephalos. See a- 1, -cephalic
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Unlike the rigidly hierarchical Afghan Taliban, Pakistan’s insurgency has a decentralized, almost acephalous quality in which most power rests with the ruling shura, or leadership council.

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Only one of my books is without a preface,—though some of them are disguised as notes, or forewords, or afterwords,—and I hereby apologize for the acephalous condition of that volume.

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Sandiford had divided acephalous animals into three classes: the first, in which the head was wanting; the second, where other organs were also missing; and the third, where the fœtus presented an unformed mass.

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The presence of a brain is not essential, because acephalous monsters develop without brain, and they are born alive; they have a vital principle which is identical with the soul.

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We, in consequence, were fully able to visit the treasure of Atreus and the ruins of Mycen� without fear or risk from those acephalous enemies.

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