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Definition of: cerebral
(ser′ə·brəl, sə·rē′-) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the cerebrum or the brain.
2. Appealing to the intellect; requiring mental activity; intellectual.
3. Phonet. Cacuminal.
—noun Phonet. A cerebral consonant, as ṭ and ḑ in the Indic languages. [<F cérébral <L cerebrum brain]
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