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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cerebral
    adj 1: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct;
           "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
           [syn: cerebral, intellectual] [ant: emotional]
    2: of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral
       hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cerebral \Cer"e*bral\, a. [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. ka`ra
   head: cf. F. c['e]r['e]bral. See Cheer.] (Anat.)
   Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
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   Cerebral apoplexy. See under Apoplexy.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and
         this is their usual designation in the United States.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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