What does acephalic mean?
Acephalic means Without a head..
Acephalic
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Without a head..
Definitions by Sense
- Without a head.
- (medicine, of a headache, dated) Characterized by a migraine aura without pain.
- Without a leader.
- (prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
- Lacking the first portion of the text. (of a manuscript)
Example Sentences
an acephalic statue
[…] two acephalic sardines in mustard sauce are asleep in the rank darkness of their tin container.
an acephalic society
1688, uncredited translator, A Dissertation Concerning Patriarchal and Metropolitical Authority by Emmanuel Schelstrate, London: Matthew Turner, [Introduction], p. xx, […] he endeavours not only to shew that the English Church was Acephalic, that is, without a Head; but also Autocephalic, that is under its own proper Jurisdiction only […]
[the] acephalic democracy [of Aleut village communities]
The acephalic pentameters yield to tetrameters with a starting dactyl or anapest […]
All the texts, with the exception of the acephalic Homiletic Fragment I, begin with a large, plain capital letter […]
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for acephalic?
Common synonyms include acephalous, headless, leaderless.
What is the opposite of acephalic?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use acephalic in a sentence?
an acephalic statue
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