How to pronounce phrenology
American English pronunciation
fruh-NAH-luh-jee
- IPA
- /fɹəˈnɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- fruh · NAH · luh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What phrenology means
The old false idea that head shape shows character
In a sentence: At the museum we saw a phrenology chart, a china head covered in labeled sections.
Where it comes from: It is made from Greek-based parts meaning mind and the study of.
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