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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.
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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 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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