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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