cerebral

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ce·re·bral / səˈrēbrəl; ˈserəbrəl/ • adj. 1. of the cerebrum of the brain: the cerebral cortex. ∎  intellectual rather than emotional or physical.2. Phonet. another term for retroflex.DERIVATIVES: ce·re·bral·ly adv.

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cerebral

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cerebral XIX. f. L. cerebrum, rel. to Skr. śíra- head, point, Gr. kéras horn, ON. hiarni (whence ME. hernes, mod. dial. harns brains); see -AL 1.
So cerebration action of the brain. XIX.

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