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CEREBRAL
cerebral, intellectual
(adjective) involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; “a cerebral approach to the problem”; “cerebral drama”
cerebral
(adjective) of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; “cerebral hemisphere”; “cerebral activity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
(anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
Intellectual rather than emotional.
Coordinate term: visceral
Etymology 2
Adjective
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
(linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
Source: Wiktionary
Cer"e*bral, a. Etym: [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. cérébral. See Cheer.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. Cerebral apoplexy. See under Apoplexy.
Cer"e*bral, n. Etym: [A false translation of the Skr. murdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]
Definition: One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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