psephologist, megatherium, teratology, monstrosity

Its academics have also gained national acclaim – including the psephologist Professor Anthony King, whose insightful analyses of voting patterns have brightened many an election night.

The British Museum opened to the public on this day in 1759.

Featured Artwork of the Day: Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869) | The Megatherium, British Museum | 1850s http://met.org/1wL8PdH

Join us on Wednesday January 28 at 12 noon for a curatorial tour of two new exhibits at the Medical Library: "Teratology: The History of Human Monstrosity", and "Prodigies and Marvels"

Curatorial Exhibits Tour: "Teratology: The Science and History of Human Monstrosity" and...

From early modern marvels to sideshow...

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Definition of

 teratology in English:

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

1Medicine & Biology The scientific study of congenital abnormalities and abnormal formations: [U]《生物》奇形学.he has made a long study of teratology[COUNT NOUN]: figurative the teratologies of human corruption

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2Mythology relating to fantastic creatures and monsters.2 伝奇物語［集］.

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teratological

1

Pronunciation: /-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

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teratologist

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megatherium

Line breaks: mega|ther¦ium

Pronunciation: /ˌmɛɡəˈθɪərɪəm /

Definition of megatherium in English:

NOUN (plural megatheriums or megatheria)

An extinct giant ground sloth of the Pliocene andPleistocene epochs in America, reaching a height of 5 m (16 ft) when standing erect.

• Genus Megatherium, family Megatheriidae

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Origin

modern Latin, from Greek mega thērion 'great animal'.

psephology

Line breaks: pseph|ology

Pronunciation: /sɛˈfɒlədʒi , sɪ-/

Definition of psephology in English:

NOUN[名][U]選挙学；選挙予測.[MASS NOUN]

The statistical study of elections and trends in voting.

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Origin

1950s: from Greek psēphos 'pebble, vote' (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy.

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psephological

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Pronunciation: /-fəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

ADJECTIVE

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psephologically

2

Pronunciation: /-fəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li/

ADVERB

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psephologist

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NOUN