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cerebral

Main Entry:: ce·re·bral
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈrē-brəl, ˈser-ə-, ˈse-rə-\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum brain; akin to Old High German hirni brain, Greek kara head, keras horn, Sanskrit śiras head — more at horn
Date:: 1816

1 a: of or relating to the brain or the intellect b: of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum2 a: appealing to intellectual appreciation <cerebral drama> b: primarily intellectual in nature <a cerebral society>

— ce·re·bral·ly

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\-brə-lē\ adverb

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