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cerebral
What does cerebral mean?
cerebral (adjective): intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use cerebral in a sentence?
- A cerebral approach to the problem. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does cerebral come from?
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of cerebral?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “cerebral” mean?
wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions
Not quite: that's what rich means.
the greatest or most complete or best possible
Not quite: that's what maximum means.
not large or big; insignificant; few in number
Not quite: that's what small means.
intellectual rather than emotional or physical
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