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单词 phrenologic
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phrenologicadj.

Brit. /ˌfrɛnəˈlɒdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌfrɛnəˈlɑdʒɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: phreno- comb. form, -logic comb. form.
Etymology: < phreno- comb. form + -logic comb. form, after phrenology n. Compare French phrénologique (1828), Spanish frenológico (1842), Portuguese frenologico (1836), German phrenologisch (1827 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier phrenological adj.
Now chiefly historical.
= phrenological adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > faculty psychology > psychological study of the skull > [adjective]
cranioscopic1813
craniological1815
cranioscopical1820
phrenological1820
phrenologic1821
bumpological1826
1821 Joseph the Book-man 12 For learned Phrenologic lore Were needful such a man t' explore.
1827 T. Hood Craniology in Whims & Oddities 2nd Ser. 81 These men, I say, make quick appliance And close, to phrenologic science.
1868 J. Hecker Sci. Basis of Educ. 19 The phrenologic name and general location of each faculty individualized.
1955 Sci. Monthly Mar. 158/2 There is a recurrent phrenologic theme in Holmes' thinking.
2000 Amer. Spectator May 73/1 Like a neo-Athena springing, not from the head of Zeus, but from a phrenologic diagram enhanced with electrical wires.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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