‖ anacephalæosis rare.
(ˌænəsɛfəliːˈəʊsɪs)
[Gr. ἀνακεϕαλαίωσις, n. of action f. ἀνακεϕαλαιό-ειν to recapitulate, f. ἀνά back + κεϕαλή head. Cf. Fr. anacephaléose.]
‘Recapitulation, or summary of the principal heads of a discourse.’ J.
| 1650 Bulwer Anthropomet. Pref., A through-description..being indeed an Anacepheliosis of the whole book. 1666 J. Smith Old Age 248 (T.) As hath been said and is resumed in the following Anacephalæosis. 1721 in Bailey. |