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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

acephalous

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/əˈsɛfələs/

Headless

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Common Phrases

societies acephaloussociety acephalous. acephalouspolitical acephalousgroups acephalousmollusca acephalousacephalous called
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Synonyms

headless

Antonyms

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Related Words

molluscaacephalicanencephalousbareheadedaphonousaphylloseanurous

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