Main Entry: ce·re·brum

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈrē-brəm, ˈser-ə-brem, ˈse-rə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ce·re·brums or ce·re·bra \-brə\

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1615

1 : brain 1a
2 : an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain; especially : the expanded anterior portion of the brain that in higher mammals overlies the rest of the brain, consists of cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures, and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes : telencephalon