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can't find this word "hypercephalic" in the dictionary. what does it mean? thanks! Thanks for all the answers! The orginial sentence is "he may have been born deformed or crippled or he may have been hypercephalic."
2012年6月25日 09:07
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Agree with Steerpike, but ... Hyper- as a prefix means over, beyond, more than is normal. Cephalic means relating to the head. So 'hypercephalic' could mean 'having an unusually large head'. Perhaps it is a clever (or pretentious) way to call someone big-headed. :)
2012年6月25日
I agree as well - it's a made-up word, but you can deduce the meaning from its parts, as Claire has shown. It turns out it's straight from a cartoon called Sam & Max: "Aw, it's a cute little hypercephalic kitten." http://saboo.deviantart.com/art/Max-9675478 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max It's also probably a mispronunciation of "hydrocephalic", which means an excess of fluid (and therefore pressure) around the brain, leading to a swollen head, physical problems from a malfunctioning brain, and possible death. This sounds like typical Sam & Max humour.
2012年6月25日
That would suggest it is not a real word.
2012年6月25日
I was going to attempt to answer this, but it looks like everyone else got there first!! Beth, that sounds horrible!! :(
2012年6月27日
Sorry for your loss,Beth! 我不知道腦積水會那麼嚴重.
2012年6月26日
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