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ORTHOCEPHALY

\ˈɔːθə͡ʊsfəli], \ˈɔːθə‍ʊsfəli], \ˈɔː_θ_əʊ_s_f_ə_l_i]\

Definitions of ORTHOCEPHALY

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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or-th[=o]-sef'a-li, n. the character of a skull in which the ratio between the vertical and transverse diameters is from 70 to 75.--adj. ORTHOCEPHAL'IC.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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