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4 definitions • 5 examples
1
relating
to the
brain
or the cerebrum:
Examples:
He
suffered
a cerebral haemorrhage.
The
patients
frequently
had a
history
of
disease
leading
to cerebral
damage
.
2
demanding
or
involving
careful
thinking and
mental
effort
rather
than
feelings
:
Examples:
She makes cerebral
films
that deal with
important
social
issues
.
Chess
is cerebral;
video
games
are
visceral
.
3
intelligent
and
serious
, and
enjoying
serious
thought
rather
than
emotion
:
Examples:
His problem wasn't his
policies
; it was his
personality
. He was
simply
too cerebral and too out of
touch
with
Middle
America
.
4
relating
to the
brain
,
esp
. the front part of the
brain
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