phrenology

  • 11Phrenology (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Phrenology Type = Album Artist = The Roots Released = November 26, 2002 Recorded = June 2000–September 2002 Genre = Hip hop Experimental Music Alternative Hip Hop Rapcore Neo Soul Length = 60:47 Label = Geffen Producer =… …

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  • 12phrenology — noun Etymology: Greek phren , phrēn Date: 1805 the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character • phrenological adjective • phrenologist noun …

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  • 13PHRENOLOGY —    claims to be a science in which the relation of the functions of mind to the material of the brain substance is observed. It asserts that just as speech, taste, touch, &c., have their centres in certain convolutions of the brain, so have… …

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  • 14phrenology — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. craniology, craniometry, metoposcopy, physiognomy, cranioscopy, physiognomics, craniognomy …

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  • 15phrenology — phre|nol|ogy [frəˈnɔledʒi US ˈna: ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: phren mind + English ology] the study of the shape of people s heads as a way of finding out what their characters and abilities are, which was popular in the 19th… …

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  • 16phrenology — phre|nol|o|gy [ frə nalədʒi ] noun uncount the study of the shape of someone s head, believed in the past to be a way of finding out about their character …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17phrenology — see FRANTIC …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18phrenology — study of bumps on the head Sciences and Studies …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 19phrenology — phre nol·o·gy || frɪ nÉ‘lÉ™dʒɪ / nÉ’ n. analysis of personal traits according to the shape of the skull …

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  • 20phrenology — [frɪ nɒlədʒi] noun chiefly historical the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities. Derivatives phrenological adjective phrenologist noun Origin C19: from Gk phrēn, phren mind… …

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