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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Cranial physiognomy; the doctrine or practice of considering the form and other characteristics of the skull as indicating the disposition or temperament of the individual: a modification of phrenology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.
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- noun dated The
science of theform andcharacteristics of theskull .
Etymologies
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cranium + Ancient Greek to know. Compare physiognomy.
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