Acephalous

  • 11acephalous — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. headless 2. leaderless …

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  • 12acephalous — A term used to describe the political system of societies without centralized state authority such as, for example, traditional African lineage political systems (see, Tribes without Rulers, 1958). Authority is wielded at the level of the clan,… …

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  • 13acephalous — adj. headless, lacking a head; having no official leader …

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  • 14acephalous — [eɪ sɛf(ə)ləs, kɛf ] adjective 1》 without a head. 2》 Prosody lacking syllables in the first foot. Origin C18: via med. L. from Gk akephalos headless + ous …

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  • 15acephalous — a. Headless, without organization, disorganized, confused, anarchical, disorderly, lumbering, aimless, shapeless, amorphous …

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  • 16acephalous — aceph·a·lous …

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  • 17acephalous — a•ceph•a•lous [[t]eɪˈsɛf ə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) zool. Also, a•ce•phal•ic [[t]ˌeɪ səˈfæl ɪk[/t]] headless; lacking a distinct head 2) without a leader or ruler • Etymology: 1725–35; < Gk aképhalos; see a VI, cephalous …

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  • 18acephalous — /eɪˈsɛfələs/ (say ay sefuhluhs), /ə / (say uh ) adjective 1. headless; lacking a distinct head. 2. without a leader. {Late Latin acephalus, from Greek akephalos. See a 6, cephalous} …

  • 19acephalous —   a. lacking a head or a leader; lacking the first syllable or foot (of a hexameter).    ♦ acephalus (pl. li), n. foetus lacking a head …

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  • 20acephalous — Without leadership …

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