"brainial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: brain + -ial Etymology templates: {{affix|en|brain|-ial}} brain + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} brainial
  1. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to the brain. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-brainial-en-adj-GwFBm9ct
  2. (uncommon) Brainy; smart, pertaining to or exhibiting intellect. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-brainial-en-adj-Uzk~gq-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 0 100

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          "ref": "1875, Food for the Brain, in The Sanitary Record: A Journal of Public Health (Ernest Hart, ed.), page 24, quoting another paper",
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