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PRONUNCIATION OF BICEPHALOUS

bicephalous  [baɪˈsɛfələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICEPHALOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bicephalous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BICEPHALOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bicephalous

Polycephaly

Polycephaly is a condition of having more than one head. The term is derived from the Greek stems poly- meaning 'multiple' and kephali- meaning "head", and encompasses bicephaly and dicephaly. A variation is an animal born with two faces on a single head, a condition known as diprosopus. In medical terms these are all congenital cephalic disorders. There are many occurrences of multi-headed animals, in real life as well as in mythology. In heraldry and vexillology, the double-headed eagle is a common symbol, though no such animal is known to have ever existed. Bicephalic or tricephalic animals are the only type of multi-headed creatures seen in the real world and form by the same process as conjoined twins: they all result from the fusion of monozygotic twin embryos. One extreme example of this is the condition of craniopagus parasiticus, whereby a fully developed body has a parasitic twin head joined at the skull.

Definition of bicephalous in the English dictionary

The definition of bicephalous in the dictionary is having two heads. Other definition of bicephalous is crescent-shaped.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICEPHALOUS


acephalous
əˈsɛfələs
androcephalous
ˌændrəʊˈsɛfələs
autocephalous
ˌɔːtəʊˈsɛfələs
brachycephalous
ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs
Bucephalus
bjuːˈsɛfələs
dicephalous
daɪˈsɛfələs
dolichocephalous
ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs
encephalous
ɛnˈsɛfələs
hydrocephalus
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs
leptocephalous
ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs
leptocephalus
ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs
mesaticephalous
ˌmɛsətɪˈsɛfələs
mesocephalous
ˌmɛsəʊˈsɛfələs
microcephalous
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfələs
orthocephalous
ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs
oxycephalous
ˌɒksɪˈsɛfələs
platycephalous
ˌplætɪˈsɛfələs
rhizocephalous
ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələs
scaphocephalous
ˌskæfəʊˈsɛfələs
stegocephalous
ˌstɛɡəʊˈsɛfələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICEPHALOUS

bicarpellary
bicaudal
biccy
bice
bice blue
bice green
bicentenaries
bicentenary
bicentennial
bicentric
biceps
Biche-la-mar
bichloride
bichloride of mercury
bichon frise
bichord
bichromate
bichrome
bicipital
bicker

WORDS THAT END LIKE BICEPHALOUS

anomalous
antipetalous
antisepalous
apetalous
bipetalous
dialypetalous
dipetalous
disepalous
episepalous
jealous
macrocephalous
monopetalous
monosepalous
octopetalous
overzealous
ridiculous
scandalous
synsepalous
tripetalous
unzealous
zealous

Synonyms and antonyms of bicephalous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bicephalous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BICEPHALOUS

Find out the translation of bicephalous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bicephalous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bicephalous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bicéfala
570 millions of speakers

English

bicephalous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bicephalous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bicephalous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двуглавый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bicéfalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিশিরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bicéphale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bicephalous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dizephal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bicephalous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리가 둘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bicephalous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có hai đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bicephalous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्विदल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki başlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bicefala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bicephalous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двоголовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bicefal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bicephalous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twee koppig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bicephalous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bicephalous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bicephalous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICEPHALOUS»

The term «bicephalous» is used very little and occupies the 160.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BICEPHALOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bicephalous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bicephalous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bicephalous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICEPHALOUS»

Discover the use of bicephalous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bicephalous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Constitutionalism and Political Reconstruction
constitution), further afÀrms that there is no simple relationship between beginning with a monarch and ending up with a bicephalous presidency. Colonies that began with monarchies have been just as likely to end up with a monocephalous ...
Saïd Amir Arjomand, 2007
2
Archaeology and Culture in Southeast Asia: Unraveling the ...
By around 500 BCE, the bicephalous ornament appears, and though much rarer has been found in Botel Tobago, a small island off the southeastern tip of Taiwan (Sung 1980b), in Palawan and central Philippines, central Thailand (Glover ...
Wilhelm G. Solheim, 2006
3
The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine
BICEPHALOUS CHILD : LIGATURE OF ONE OF THE HEADS. On the 31st October, 1843, M. Buhring was called to see a new-born infant, on the back of whose head there was a large tumor, that was in a great measure covered with hair.
4
Contemporary France: An Introduction to French Politics and ...
... and even regime collapse. However, the three periods of cohabitation to date – 1986–8, 1993–5 and 1997–2002 – have demonstrated the. THE DUAL ( BICEPHALOUS) POLITICAL EXECUTIVE 39 The dual (bicephalous) political executive.
Howarth David, Georgios Varouxakis, David Howarth, 2014
5
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
But such statistics are hardly to be taken as a conclusive indication of the frequency with which bicephalous individuals occur, because these freaks seldom survive their births for very long, and such live ones as are found are discovered ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1972
6
The Christian Index: A Religious & Moral Miscellany, Devoted ...
GuVlCi, and G. St. Hilaire:— “ The Professor Rolando, First Physician to the King of Sardinia, having addressed to one of the Administrators of the Museum of Natural History, the bicephalous, girl, born in the kingdom ofSardinia, M. Parodi, the ...
7
The Columbian Star and Christian Index
The bicephalous girl presented to the undersigned, was born in Sardinia, at Sassari, on the 12th of March last; she is double in all the superior region from the naval, and single in the inferior region. The right portion of this child (Ritta) is of a ...
8
Models of Collaboration in Nineteenth-Century French ...
The Goncourt brothers are certainly not the only dual writing team in the nineteenth century in France, even if they remain, for reasons external to their novels and even the journal, the most well-known bicephalous novelists of the ...
Dr Seth Whidden, 2013
9
The Dictionary of Cell & Molecular Biology
Used as a selective agent in transformation experiments in plant genetic engineering and as a herbicide. bicephalous Having two heads. bicoid An egg- polarity gene in Drosophila, concentrated at the anterior pole of the egg, and required for ...
John M. Lackie, 2007
10
Global Responses to Terrorism: 9/11, Afghanistan and Beyond
7. Support. from. a. bicephalous. executive. France. Richard. McAllister. This chapter considers the responses of the President, parties and public opinion in France to the events of September 11 and their aftermath. It argues that there was little ...
Mary Buckley, Rick Fawn, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BICEPHALOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bicephalous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Morocco, UN myopia and the Libyan crisis
But this bicephalous approach is vulnerable to personal rivalries and competitive ambitions. And, if the former US secretary of state Henry ... «Open Democracy, May 15»
2
Russian Foreign Policy Under Dimitry Medvedev's Presidency (2008 …
... by a new structure: the country was governed by a bicephalous system (which reflected the two-headed eagle of the national flag).Medvedev ... «Eurasia Review, May 15»
3
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: A LIBERAL WISH LIST
... to leave some provision or other that can be used by some future President to unravel the delicate balance of a bicephalous executive. «Groundviews, Mar 15»
4
Ontario's Catholic schools are more contradictory than ever
Since last month's ruling, more parents appear to be exerting this right, further underscoring the incoherency of Ontario's bicephalous education ... «The Globe and Mail, May 14»
5
Nick Clegg: I still want to govern with either party
Second, that the Coalition will not decouple next year, as some still assume, but will carry on the work of what Clegg calls “bicephalous” ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
6
Watch The Throne – Jay-Z and Kanye West, O2 Arena, London
What the Watch The Throne tour has turned into, though, is a bicephalous celebration of two of hip-hop's best back catalogues. That set-up ... «The Independent, May 12»
7
At the Bolshoi Gala
The bicephalous eagle, which appears on the arms of both the Russian Empire and Federation, easily skipping over those awkward seventy ... «New Yorker, Oct 11»
8
Is Ghana Ready For A Ceremonial President?
This is the bicephalous (two headed) system or cabinet system which we had in the second republic from 1969 to 1972, with the late Justice ... «GhanaWeb, Oct 11»
9
Russia's Putin considering Kremlin return: sources
"Russia's bicephalous ruling format is not likely to be permanent based on Russian history and current tandem dynamics," Beyrle wrote in ... «Reuters, Jul 11»
10
Has Boakye-Gyan Exonerated Rawlings?
Boakye Gyan said he was the head of government and official spokesperson through a bicephalous arrangement, and that Rawlings was only ... «Modern Ghana, Jun 11»

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