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Webster 1913 Edition

Craniology

Craˊni-ol′o-gy

(-j?)
,
Noun.
[
Cranium
+
-logy
.]
The department of science (as of ethnology or archæology) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc., of skulls; the study of skulls.

Webster 1828 Edition

Craniology

CRANIOLOGY

,
Noun.
[Gr., the skull, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise on the cranium or skull; or the science which investigates the structure and uses of the skulls in various animals, particularly in relation to their specific character and intellectual powers.

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