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Meaning of "Bucephalus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUCEPHALUS

From Latin, from Greek Boukephalos, from bous ox + kephalē head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUCEPHALUS

Bucephalus  [bjuːˈsɛfələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUCEPHALUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bucephalus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUCEPHALUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bucephalus

Bucephalus

Bucephalus or Bucephalas was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous actual horses of antiquity. Ancient accounts state that Bucephalus died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, in what is now modern Pakistan, and is buried in Jalalpur Sharif outside of Jhelum, Pakistan. Another account states that Bucephalus is buried in Phalia, a town in Pakistan's Mandi Bahauddin District, which is named after him.

Definition of Bucephalus in the English dictionary

The definition of Bucephalus in the dictionary is the favourite horse of Alexander the Great.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUCEPHALUS


acephalous
əˈsɛfələs
androcephalous
ˌændrəʊˈsɛfələs
autocephalous
ˌɔːtəʊˈsɛfələs
bicephalous
baɪˈsɛfələs
brachycephalous
ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs
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 BUCEPHALUS

Bucaramanga
buccal
buccally
buccaneer
buccaneering
buccaneerings
buccaneerish
buccina
buccinator
buccinatory
bucellas
bucentaur
Buchan
Buchanan
Bucharest
Buchenwald
Buchmanism
Buchmanite
Buchner
Buchner funnel

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUCEPHALUS

astragalus
Daedalus
Elagabalus
Heliogabalus
logodaedalus
malus
Pharsalus
Sardanapalus
scaphocephalus
talus
tantalus

Synonyms and antonyms of Bucephalus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bucephalus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUCEPHALUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

Bucephalus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bucéfalo
570 millions of speakers

English

Bucephalus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bucephalus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيقورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Буцефал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bucéfalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bucephalus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bucéphale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bucephalus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bucephalus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乗用馬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집정관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bucephalus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bucephalus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bucephalus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुसेफालस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bucephalus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bucefalo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bucephalus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Буцефал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ducipal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Βουκεφάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bucephalus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bucephalus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bucephalus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bucephalus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCEPHALUS»

The term «Bucephalus» is regularly used and occupies the 83.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCEPHALUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Bucephalus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Bucephalus» 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 Bucephalus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCEPHALUS»

Discover the use of Bucephalus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bucephalus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Franz Kafka Encyclopedia
Significantly, the hero of Kafka's "Der neue Advokat" is not the famous Macedonian king and general himself but, rather, his warhorse, Bucephalus. Similar to the ape Rotpeter in the story "Ein Bericht fur eine Akademie" ("A Report to an ...
Richard T. Gray, 2005
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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy
Ockham grants that "Bucephalus exists" (or "the essence of Bucephalus exists") is not a necessary truth. But, he says, "Bucephalus is Bucephalus" (or "the essence of Bucephalus is the essence of Bucephalus") is also not a necessary truth: ...
A. S. McGrade, 2003
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Keys to the Trematoda
Gasterostomum for all adult trematodes with a ventral mouth, believing that a European adult bucephalid that he named Gasterostomum fimbriatum von Siebold, 1848, and which Yamaguti (1958a) transferred to the genus Bucephalus , ...
David Ian Gibson, Arlene Jones, Rodney Alan Bray, 2002
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Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada: Trematoda
Bucephalus elegans Woodhead. 1 930 (Fig. 1 3) Site: (Pyloric caeca). Host: Percaflavescens. Distribution: Ont. Records: Bangham 1941; Bangham 1955. Remarks: B. elegans is a parasite of the centrarchid Ambloplites rupestris. Its life cycle ...
David I. Gibson, L. Margolis, Z. Kabata, 1996
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Language and Time
that had the property of being identical with Bucephalus and of simultaneously crossing the Meander. But suppose "something" ranges over past substances. Then (9) is true, but conflicts with Wolterstorff's Ontological Principle, since these  ...
Quentin Smith, 2002
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Practical Logic: Or, The Art of Thinking
Bucephalus is a horse ; I. f Bucephalus is a horse ; A horse is a quadruped; .'. Bucephalus is a quadruped. A horse is a quadruped ; IL f Bucephalus is a quadruped ; A quadruped is an animal; . Bucephalus is an animal. A quadruped is an ...
Daniel Seely Gregory, 1881
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The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead
For our final example (in which we will examine yet a third aspect of zombiespeech), let us meet Bucephalus. A mountain man living high in the forgotten crags of West Virginia, he loses his life as part of a longstanding and much celebrated ...
Scott Kenemore, 2013
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity
... Diphtherostomum americanum Helicometrina execta Ectenurus virgulus Lomasoma monolenei Lecithochiriumfloridense Hemipera nicolli, Megenteron crassum Derogenes crassus Bucephalus varicus, Ectenurus americanus, E. virgulus, ...
Darryl L. Felder, 2009
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Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science
F10.32.--Transverse section of one of the tails of Bucephalus. Fro. 33.— Longitudinal section taken slightly on one side of the median line of one of the tails of Bucephalus. Flo. Iii—Horizontal section of the middle piece of the tail of an immature ...
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Cavalry from Hoof to Track
BuCepHalus—arCHeTypal WarHorse The warhorse of the Heroic Age was not large, averaging 13–14 hands. A “hand” is 4 inches—this unit of measure for equines is based on the width of a palm. The average Peloponnesian warhorse stood ...
Roman Johann Jarymowycz, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCEPHALUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bucephalus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Be Safe, Flamboyance please
1200m: Holy Empire (Rajesh Kumar) 1-30, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/43.5. Moved freely. Ace Bucephalus (Mrs. Silva) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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Skrillex Talks Grateful Dead, Taylor Swift & More
Next on the list is Aphex Twin's “Bucephalus Bouncing Ball,” which is one very familiar to our resident artist, who tells us that the Come to ... «Run The Trap, Jun 15»
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accuses the West of violating …
To emphasize his point, Kadyrov referenced Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalus, whom he says surely would have been upset by ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
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Acclaimed excels
In fine shape. Lucia (Mrs. Silva), Ace Bucephalus (Selvaraj) 1-41.5, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/45. Former finished three lengths ahead. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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Don't spare the horses: how the Battle of Waterloo became a stage …
Admirers queued to visit the theatre's chargers, with their names (Bucephalus, Pegasus, Abouker) over their stalls. They were compact enough ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Bicycling: 7 cities that will make Florida riders jealous
"You can function here without having a (motor) vehicle," said Alex Anon, owner of the Bucephalus Bikes shop. Anon should know. He, his wife ... «The News-Press, Jun 15»
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What car are you dreaming of?
Says Srivathsa: “When I did a search on Bucephalus, I realised the name fit in perfectly with my story. Bucephalus was considered untameable ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Ace Badraan excels
Ace Bucephalus (Ms Silva) 1-30, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Moved freely. Hidden Deal (Rajesh Kumar) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Moved well. «The Hindu, May 15»
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Havana Motor Club Review: This is the Fast & Furious, Cuban Style
Piti is a cancer survivor, thanks to the Cuban healthcare system, and has a 1956 Ford he calls Bucephalus, after Alexander the Great's horse. «Popular Mechanics, Apr 15»
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It really must be a mid-life crisis. I've fallen in love with a pony
'I expect Bucephalus was just like Potato,' I mused. Afterwards, Girl reported back to her mother. Apparently, I had behaved quite appallingly. «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»

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