From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishphrenologyphre‧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 —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 