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bicephalic

/baɪˈsɛfəlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-cephal-ic
IPA
/baɪˈsɛfəlɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two heads.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English cephalic English bicephalic From bi- + -cephalic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /baɪˈsɛfəlɪk/

Frequently Paired Words

bicephalism

Synonyms

bicephalous dicephalic two-headed

Questions

How do you pronounce bicephalic?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈsɛfəlɪk/.
What does bicephalic mean?
Having two heads.
Where does bicephalic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English cephalic English bicephalic From bi- + -cephalic.

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