cerebral
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cerebral¹
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/ UK
- /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/ UK
- /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/ UK
- /səˈɹi.bɹəl/ US
- /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl
Where it comes from
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
adjective more cerebral · most cerebral
- Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
- Intellectual rather than emotional or physical. Certainly, “Capital” is a cerebral read and the dangers of the world Marx lived in are not all the same as ours.
cerebral²
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/ UK
- /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/ UK
- /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/ UK
- /səˈɹi.bɹəl/ US
- /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl
Where it comes from
Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).
adjective more cerebral · most cerebral
- Retroflex.
