phrenology

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phre·nol·ogy /frəˈnɒledʒi $ -ˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  MPthe 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 century 颅相学〔通过研究头颅形状来判断一个人的性格和能力，流行于19世纪〕 —phrenologist noun [countable]

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phrenology• He was also interested in phrenology and conducted a male voice choir.• That would be the modern verdict on phrenology.Origin phrenology (1800-1900) Greek phren “mind” + English -ology

phre·nol·ogy nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus the of of people’s shape the study

phrenology
phre‧nol‧ogy /frəˈnɒledʒi $ -ˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable]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 century
—phrenologist noun [countable]

phren·ologyBrE /frəˈnɒlədʒi/ 🔊NAmE /frəˈnɑːlədʒi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the study of the shape of the human head, which some people think is a guide to a person's character 颅相学▸ phren·olo·gist BrE /frəˈnɒlədʒɪst/ 🔊NAmE /frəˈnɑːlədʒɪst/ 🔊 noun