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cerebral

[ suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh- ]

adjective

  1. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the cerebrum or the brain.
  2. betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct:

    His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold.

  3. Phonetics. retroflex ( def 2 ).


noun

  1. Phonetics. a cerebral sound.

cerebral

/ səˈriːə; ˈsɛrɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cerebrum or to the entire brain
  2. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  3. phonetics another word for cacuminal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. phonetics a consonant articulated in the manner of a cacuminal consonant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cerebral

/ ĕə-ə,ə-ŧə /

  1. Relating to or involving the brain or cerebrum.

cerebral

  1. A descriptive term for things pertaining to the brain or cerebrum .
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Notes

The term is also used figuratively to describe things that appeal to the intellect.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·b· adverb
  • t·· adjective
  • ԴDz·· adjective
  • v··b adjective
  • Dz··b adjective
  • c·b adjective
  • ܲ·· adjective
  • p··b adjective
  • super··b· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cerebral1

From the New Latin word , dating back to 1795–1805. See cerebrum, -al 1
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P now suffers from severe dystonic cerebral palsy, is effectively blind, has an intellectual disability, has epilepsy, can only communicate by crying and cannot be comforted when crying.

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To get to play with someone like Jeff, who is so mercurial and cerebral yet is so playful — and then he goes dark — was a joy.

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The 2018 news snippet featured a cerebral palsy patient in Iowa named Louis whose care was negatively impacted by MCO involvement.

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The 29-year-old has a sister, Holly, 21, who has cerebral palsy.

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The family of Martin - who is 41 and is autistic, with cerebral palsy and epilepsy - say Sheffield care worker Darren Leigh has become like a brother to him over 20 years.

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