Etymology

macrocephalic

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Today it means: Having an abnormally large or elongated head. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μακρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμακρός“long”
  2. English todaymacrocephalic

from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμακρός all →

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