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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cerebellum
    n 1: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above
         the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cerebellum \Cer`e*bel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Cerebellums, L.
   Cerebella. [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.)
   The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the
   medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular
   action. See Brain.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for cerebellum:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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