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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024phre•nol•o•gy (fri nol′ə jē, fre-),USA pronunciation n. - Psychology, Holistic Therapya psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- 1795–1805, American.; phreno- + -logy
phren•o•log•ic (fren′l oj′ik),USA pronunciation phren′o•log′i•cal, adj. phren′o•log′i•cal•ly, adv. phre•nol′o•gist, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: phrenology /frɪˈnɒlədʒɪ/ n - (formerly) the branch of science concerned with localization of function in the human brain, esp determination of the strength of the faculties by the shape and size of the skull overlying the parts of the brain thought to be responsible for them
phrenological /ˌfrɛnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adj phreˈnologist n |