Definition of acephalous in English:

acephalous

adjective eɪˈkɛf(ə)ləseɪˈsɛf(ə)ləseɪˈsɛfələs

1Not having a head.
an acephalous skeleton
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the design may sometimes appear acephalous and at other times polycephalous (Hydra-headed).
1. 1.1 Having no leader or chief.
  an acephalous society
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the late nineteenth century in societies ranging from the acephalous to interlacustrine kingdoms, senior men bolstered their authority through a monopoly of access to locally brewed beer.
  The resistance is largely decentralised, localised and acephalous.
  Whereas most large centralized states surrendered after an initial confrontation and defeat, certain small, and also acephalous, polities kept up a long drawn-out military struggle against alien rule.
  Reflecting the primacy of kinship bonds, tribes are resolutely egalitarian, segmental, and acephalous - to use terms favored by anthropologists.
  The project could be described as an acephalous horde, in which there may be some person with more influence than others, but where everything is agreed in direct communication.
  From such a perspective, the acephalous Igbo and their neighbors were on the receiving end of artistic innovation.
  The innuendo was that female rule, if insufficiently ‘godly’, was not sacral monarchy, but was tantamount to minority or acephalous rule.
  Sierra Leone was the object of similar plunder, leaving an acephalous state in rampant disorder only to be stabilised by British Tommies.
2Prosody
(typically of a hexameter beginning with a short syllable) lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via medieval Latin from Greek akephalos 'headless' (from a- 'without' + kephalē 'head') + -ous.

Definition of acephalous in US English:

acephalous

adjectiveāˈsefələseɪˈsɛfələs

1Not having a head.
an acephalous skeleton
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the design may sometimes appear acephalous and at other times polycephalous (Hydra-headed).
1. 1.1 Having no leader or chief.
  an acephalous society
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sierra Leone was the object of similar plunder, leaving an acephalous state in rampant disorder only to be stabilised by British Tommies.
  From such a perspective, the acephalous Igbo and their neighbors were on the receiving end of artistic innovation.
  Whereas most large centralized states surrendered after an initial confrontation and defeat, certain small, and also acephalous, polities kept up a long drawn-out military struggle against alien rule.
  The innuendo was that female rule, if insufficiently ‘godly’, was not sacral monarchy, but was tantamount to minority or acephalous rule.
  During the late nineteenth century in societies ranging from the acephalous to interlacustrine kingdoms, senior men bolstered their authority through a monopoly of access to locally brewed beer.
  The project could be described as an acephalous horde, in which there may be some person with more influence than others, but where everything is agreed in direct communication.
  The resistance is largely decentralised, localised and acephalous.
  Reflecting the primacy of kinship bonds, tribes are resolutely egalitarian, segmental, and acephalous - to use terms favored by anthropologists.
2Prosody
Lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via medieval Latin from Greek akephalos ‘headless’ (from a- ‘without’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ous.

单词	acephalous
释义	Definition of acephalous in English: acephalous adjective eɪˈkɛf(ə)ləseɪˈsɛf(ə)ləseɪˈsɛfələs 1Not having a head. an acephalous skeleton Example sentencesExamples Thus the design may sometimes appear acephalous and at other times polycephalous (Hydra-headed). 1.1 Having no leader or chief. an acephalous society Example sentencesExamples During the late nineteenth century in societies ranging from the acephalous to interlacustrine kingdoms, senior men bolstered their authority through a monopoly of access to locally brewed beer. The resistance is largely decentralised, localised and acephalous. Whereas most large centralized states surrendered after an initial confrontation and defeat, certain small, and also acephalous, polities kept up a long drawn-out military struggle against alien rule. Reflecting the primacy of kinship bonds, tribes are resolutely egalitarian, segmental, and acephalous - to use terms favored by anthropologists. The project could be described as an acephalous horde, in which there may be some person with more influence than others, but where everything is agreed in direct communication. From such a perspective, the acephalous Igbo and their neighbors were on the receiving end of artistic innovation. The innuendo was that female rule, if insufficiently ‘godly’, was not sacral monarchy, but was tantamount to minority or acephalous rule. Sierra Leone was the object of similar plunder, leaving an acephalous state in rampant disorder only to be stabilised by British Tommies. 2Prosody (typically of a hexameter beginning with a short syllable) lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot. Origin Mid 18th century: via medieval Latin from Greek akephalos 'headless' (from a- 'without' + kephalē 'head') + -ous. Definition of acephalous in US English: acephalous adjectiveāˈsefələseɪˈsɛfələs 1Not having a head. an acephalous skeleton Example sentencesExamples Thus the design may sometimes appear acephalous and at other times polycephalous (Hydra-headed). 1.1 Having no leader or chief. an acephalous society Example sentencesExamples Sierra Leone was the object of similar plunder, leaving an acephalous state in rampant disorder only to be stabilised by British Tommies. From such a perspective, the acephalous Igbo and their neighbors were on the receiving end of artistic innovation. Whereas most large centralized states surrendered after an initial confrontation and defeat, certain small, and also acephalous, polities kept up a long drawn-out military struggle against alien rule. The innuendo was that female rule, if insufficiently ‘godly’, was not sacral monarchy, but was tantamount to minority or acephalous rule. During the late nineteenth century in societies ranging from the acephalous to interlacustrine kingdoms, senior men bolstered their authority through a monopoly of access to locally brewed beer. The project could be described as an acephalous horde, in which there may be some person with more influence than others, but where everything is agreed in direct communication. The resistance is largely decentralised, localised and acephalous. Reflecting the primacy of kinship bonds, tribes are resolutely egalitarian, segmental, and acephalous - to use terms favored by anthropologists. 2Prosody Lacking a syllable or syllables in the first foot. Origin Mid 18th century: via medieval Latin from Greek akephalos ‘headless’ (from a- ‘without’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ous.
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