phrenological

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• Phrenological — Phren o*log ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to phrenology. {Phren o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• phrenological — adjective Pertaining to phrenology. On his birthday he received a beautiful phrenological head, all marked with figures to the thorax and painted blue. This was an attention of the clerks …   Wiktionary

• phrenological — adjective see phrenology …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• phrenological — See phrenologic. * * * …   Universalium

• phrenological — frenÉ™ lÉ‘dʒɪkl / lÉ’d adj. pertaining to phrenology (analysis of personal traits according to the shape of the skull) …   English contemporary dictionary

• phrenological — phren·o·log·i·cal …   English syllables

• phrenological — adjective of or relating to phrenology • Pertains to noun: ↑phrenology • Derivationally related forms: ↑phrenology …   Useful english dictionary

• Edinburgh Phrenological Society — The Edinburgh Phrenological Society was a voluntary association established in 1820 to support phrenology, at the time controversially claimed to be a science, though now regarded as a classic example of pseudoscience. Founded by George Combe,… …   Wikipedia

• Phrenologically — Phrenological Phren o*log ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to phrenology. {Phren o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Phrenology — (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn , mind ; and λόγος, logos , knowledge ) is a defunct field of study, once considered a science, by which the personality traits of a person were determined by reading bumps and fissures in the skull. Developed by German… …   Wikipedia

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