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metoposcopy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /mɛtəˈpɒskəpi/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

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