cerebral

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  2. adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

Etymology

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intellectual

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