Meanings
adjectivetwo-headed (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving two heads or faces on one body.
- not comparableDirected by two heads or chiefs; existing under two coordinate authorities.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From two + headed. Compare twi-headed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek δικέφαλος
- δικέφαλος (diképhalos)having two heads
Bulgarian двуглав
- двуглав (dvuglav)having two heads
Chinese Mandarin 雙頭 /双头
- 雙頭 /双头having two heads
Czech dvojhlavý
- dvojhlavýhaving two heads
Dutch tweekoppig
- tweekoppighaving two heads
Finnish kaksipäinen
- kaksipäinenhaving two heads
German zweiköpfig
- zweiköpfighaving two heads
Greek δικέφαλος
- δικέφαλος (dikéfalos)having two heads
Hindi दोमुँहा
- दोमुँहा (domũhā)having two heads
Hungarian kétfejű
- kétfejűhaving two heads
Italian bicefalo
- bicefalohaving two heads
Latin biceps
- bicepshaving two heads
Polish dwugłowy
- dwugłowyhaving two heads
Portuguese bicéfalo
- bicéfalohaving two heads
Russian двугла́вый, двухголо́вый
- двугла́вый (dvuglávyj)having two heads
- двухголо́вый (dvuxgolóvyj)having two heads
Spanish bicéfalo
- bicéfalohaving two heads
Swedish tvåhövdad, tvehövdad
- tvåhövdadhaving two heads
- tvehövdadhaving two heads
Ukrainian двоголо́вий
- двоголо́вий (dvoholóvyj)having two heads
Cite this entry
APA
two-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-headed
MLA
“two-headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-headed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-headed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-headed.
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