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anencephalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anen-cephalous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a brain.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos, “brainless”), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀνεγκέφαλος

Usage

Synonyms

anencephalic

Questions

What does anencephalous mean?
Without a brain.
Where does anencephalous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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