- phre|nol|o|gy
- phre|nol|o|gy «frih NOL uh jee», noun.1. the theory that the shape of the skull shows what sort of mind and character a person has.2. the practice of reading character from the shape of the skull.
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phre|nol|o|gist — «frih NOL uh jihst», noun. a person who professes to tell a person s character from the shape of his skull … Useful english dictionary
phre — an·os·phre·sia; cata·phre·nia; cy·clo·phre·nia; gom·phre·na; he·be·phre·nia; hy·po·phre·nia; ol·i·go·phre·nia; os·phre·sia; os·phre·sis; para·phre·nia; pem·phre·don·i·dae; phre·at·ic; phre·at·o·phyte; phre·nol·o·gist; phre·nol·o·gy;… … English syllables
nol — ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; Ac·et·am·i·nol; ace·tyl·car·bi·nol; ace·tyl·meth·yl·car·bi·nol; ac·ti·nol·o·gy; al·ka·nol; al·ka·nol·a·mine; am·i·nol·y·sis; ami·no·phe·nol; am·mo·nol·y·sis; an·thra·nol; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sis;… … English syllables
phrenology — phre·nol·o·gy … English syllables
phrenology — phre•nol•o•gy [[t]frɪˈnɒl ə dʒi, frɛ [/t]] n. hlc a system of character analysis based upon the belief that certain faculties and personality traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull • Etymology: 1815; < Gkphren , s. ofphrḗnmind … From formal English to slang
phrenology — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
phrenology — 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
phrenologist — phre·nol·o·gist … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
gist — acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gist; aero·ge·ol·o·gist; aer·ol·o·gist; aer·oph·a·gist; ag·ro·bi·ol·o·gist; ag·ro·ge·ol·o·gist; agrol·o·gist; ag·ros·tol·o·gist; al·gol·o·gist; al·ler·gist; al·pha·be·tol·o·gist; am·phib·i·ol·o·gist; anal·o·gist;… … English syllables
