Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentacephalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-cephalous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having five heads.

Example Sentences

"If you meet a pentacephalous alien, get ready to have five very long conversations one after another."
"The above-cited portrayals of Arhat Parsva canopied by the pentacephalous or septacepalous Dharanendra [...] are symptomatic of the authors' exalted visualization of the unshakable, dignified, and tranquilly awesome image of the Jina standing in deep trance..."
"The right end of the arch is effaced beyond recognition but the left end presents the raised hood of a pentacephalous serpent."
"It is composed of a container vase for the oil, a spout for the wick decorated with a chevet illustrating Ganesh and an illuminated handle of the pentacephalous snake ânanda."

Etymology

From penta- + -cephalous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: penta
Suffix: cephalous

Frequently Paired Words

monocephalous bicephalous tricephalous quadricephalous tetracephalous

Questions

What does pentacephalous mean?: Having five heads.
Where does pentacephalous come from?: From penta- + -cephalous.

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