Acephalous

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Adjective 4 Translations

Etymology

acephal + -ous

Pronunciation

a-ceph*a-lous

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aah-SEPH-a-luhs

Adjective

1. Headless
2. (Zoölogy): 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

   Quotations

   • A false or acephalous structure of sentence. - De Quincey

6. (Prosody): Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable - Brande

Translations

• French: acéphale (1)