Definition of cerebral
1a
: of or relating to the brain or the intellect
b
: of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum
cerebral edema cerebral arteries
2a
: appealing to intellectual appreciation
cerebral drama
b
: primarily intellectual in nature
a cerebral society books for cerebral readers
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The first known use of cerebral was in 1801
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