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  2. Physiognomy - Wikipedia

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    Physiognomy as a practice meets the contemporary definition of pseudoscience [1] [2] [3] and is regarded as such by academics because of its unsupported claims; popular belief in the practice of physiognomy is nonetheless still widespread and modern advances in artificial intelligence have sparked renewed interest in the field of study.

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr-+ -o-+ -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o-is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr-+ -itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis). Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek ...

  4. Wikipedia : Pronunciation (simple guide to markup, American)

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    A word like immediately, for example, is variously pronounced by Americans as: ihMEEdeeuhtlee; uhMEEdeeuhtlee; eeMEEdeeuhtlee; The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary suggests the first pronunciation. Similarly, this pronunciation markup guide will choose the most widely used form. NOTE: This guide is designed to be simple and easy to use.

  5. Johann Kaspar Lavater - Wikipedia

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    Lavater is most well known for his work in the field of physiognomy, Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe, [3] published between 1775 and 1778. [2] He introduced the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than general types.

  6. Pronunciation - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language. [1] (Pronunciation ⓘ)

  7. 20 Longest Words in English and Their Meanings (Plus ... - AOL

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    Pronunciation: anti-dis-es-tab-lish-ment-ar-i-an-is-m Meaning: A political position that originated in 19th-century Britain opposing proposals for the disestablishment of the Church. Letters : 28

  8. Foo Fighters explain how to correctly pronounce their name - AOL

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    20 years later, Walken returned to the show, this time introducing the “Everlong” band correctly: “Ladies and gentlemen, Foo Fighters.” He also played the spirit of Halloween in the show ...

  9. A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English - Wikipedia

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    It provides a phonemic transcription of General American pronunciations of words, using symbols largely corresponding to those of the IPA. A similar work for English pronunciation is the English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones , originally published in 1917 and available in revised editions ever since.