CEREBRALS

CEREBRAL

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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26 April 2024

CITYSCAPE

(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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