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cerebral.

Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹiː.bɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

    relational
  2. Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

Where this word comes from

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.

adj/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹiː.bɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Retroflex.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).

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