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3 definitions found 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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