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dolichocephalic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
dolicho-cephal-ic
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).

noun

A dolichocephalic person.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dolichocephalic (comparative) most dolichocephalic (superlative) dolichocephalics (plural)

Derived Forms

subdolichocephalic ultradolichocephalic

Frequently Paired Words

dolichocephaly dolichocephalism dolichocephalous

Synonyms

dolichocranial dolichocranic

Questions

What does dolichocephalic mean?
Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
Where does dolichocephalic come from?
From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.

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