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-cephaly

-cephaly suffix: head.

Suffix

-cephaly

  1. head

Origin of -cephaly

From French -céphalie, German -zephalie, or Latin -cephalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) and a suffix: French -ie, German -ie, or Latin -ia.

Words formed from -cephaly

Words that rhyme with -cephaly

Questions about -cephaly

What does -cephaly mean?
-cephaly means head.
What part of speech is -cephaly?
-cephaly is a suffix.

Words near -cephaly in the dictionary

  1. -centesis
  2. -centric
  3. -centrism
  4. -cephalic
  5. -cephalous
  6. -cephaly
  7. -ception
  8. -ceptor
  9. -cercous
  10. -ces
  11. -cest

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