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Webster 1913 Edition

Metoposcopy

Metˊo-pos′co-py

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] observing the forehead; [GREEK] the forehead + [GREEK] to view: cf. F.
métoposcopie
.]
The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.

Webster 1828 Edition

Metoposcopy

METOPOS'COPY

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Noun.
[Gr. the forehead, and to view.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character or the dispositions of men by their features, or the lines of the face.

Definition 2024

metoposcopy

metoposcopy

English

Noun

metoposcopy ‎(uncountable)

  1. The practice of judging someone's character, or telling their fortune, from studying their face or forehead.

Etymology

From Middle French metoposcopie, and its source, Late Latin metoposcopia, ultimately from Ancient Greek μέτωπον ‎(métōpon, “forehead”) +‎ -scopy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɛtəˈpɒskəpi/

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