Definition of cerebral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cerebral

adjective

/səˈriːbrəl/,

/ˈserəbrəl/

/səˈriːbrəl/,

/ˈserəbrəl/

relating to the brain
- a cerebral haemorrhage
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(formal) relating to the mind rather than the feelings synonym intellectual
- His poetry is very cerebral.

Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin cerebrum ‘brain’ + -al.

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