"carbrain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɑɹbɹeɪn/ Forms: carbrains [plural]
enPR: kärbrān Rhymes: -eɪn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} carbrain (countable and uncountable, plural carbrains)
  1. (countable, science fiction) The thinking part of a sentient car. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-carbrain-en-noun-cjXYzAUO Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (uncountable) Alternative form of car brain (“a supposed condition suffered by someone who believes in the superiority of cars as a means of transport, at the expense of bicycles and public transit.”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: car brain (extra: a supposed condition suffered by someone who believes in the superiority of cars as a means of transport, at the expense of bicycles and public transit.)
    Sense id: en-carbrain-en-noun-8Ag~dkQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: car brain

Inflected forms

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