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Definition of limbic system noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

limbic system

noun
 
/ˈlɪmbɪk sɪstəm/
 
/ˈlɪmbɪk sɪstəm/
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  1. a system of nerves in the brain involving several different areas, connected with basic emotions such as fear and anger and basic needs such as the need to eat and to have sexTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: limbic from French limbique, from Latin limbus ‘edge’.
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