Acephalic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Acephalic is an adjective meaning Without a head.
Meaning
Without a head.
More Meanings
- (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
an acephalic society
[the] acephalic democracy [of Aleut village communities]
The acephalic pentameters yield to tetrameters with a starting dactyl or anapest […]
Synonyms for acephalic
Depending on context, synonyms include acephalous, headless, leaderless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acephalous, anencephalous, acranial, headless, foreheadless, acerebral.
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