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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cerebral \Cer"e*bral\, a. [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr ?
head: cf F. c['e]r['e]bral. See {Cheer}.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
{Cerebral apoplexy}. See under {Apoplexy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cerebral \Cer"e*bral\, n. [A false translation of the Skr.
m[=u]rdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]
One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian
languages. See {Lingual}, n.
Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and
this is their usual designation in the United States.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cerebral
adj 1: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a
cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
[syn: {intellectual}] [ant: {emotional}]
2: of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral
hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"
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