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Definition of: physiognomy

(fiz′ē·ognə·mē, esp. Brit. fiz′ē·onə·mē) noun plural ·mies
1. The face or features as revealing character or disposition.
2. The outward look of a thing.
3. The art of reading character by the lineaments of the face or form of the body. [<OF fiznomie <Med. L phisnomia <Gk. physiognōmonia the judging of a man's nature (by his features) <physis nature + gnōmōn, -onos a judge]
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i·og·nom′ic (-og·nomik) or ·i·cal adjective
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i·og·nom′i·cal·ly adverb
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i·og′no·mist noun

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