"forebrain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forebrains [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + brain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|brain}} fore- + brain Head templates: {{en-noun}} forebrain (plural forebrains)
  1. (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. Wikipedia link: forebrain Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Synonyms: prosencephalon Meronyms: cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, diencephalon, telencephalon Translations (part of the brain): առաջային ուղեղ (aṙaǰayin uġeġ) (Armenian), ragempenn [masculine] (Breton), přední mozek [masculine] (Czech), voorhersen (Dutch), eesaju (Estonian), etuaivot (Finnish), prosencéphale [masculine] (French), cerveau antérieur [masculine] (French), Vorderhirn (German), πρόσθιος εγκέφαλος (prósthios egkéfalos) [masculine] (Greek), અગ્રમસ્તિષ્ક (agramastiṣk) (Gujarati), अग्रमस्तिष्क (agramastiṣk) (Hindi), előagy (Hungarian), 前脳 (zennō) (Japanese), ꦲꦸꦠꦼꦏ꧀ꦔꦗꦼꦁ (utek ngajeng) (Javanese), алдыңғы ми (aldyñğy mi) (Kazakh), 전뇌 (jeonnoe) (Korean), 앞뇌 (amnoe) (Korean), priekšējās smadzenes (Latvian), अग्रमस्तिष्क (agramastiṣka) (Marathi), przodomózgowie (Polish), prosencéfalo [masculine] (Portuguese), пере́дний мозг (perédnij mozg) (Russian), prosencéfalo [masculine] (Spanish), framhjärna (Swedish), prosencefalon (Swedish), harapangutak (Tagalog), முன்மூளை (muṉmūḷai) (Tamil), ön beyin (Turkish), передній мозок (perednij mozok) (Ukrainian), blaen-ymennydd [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "part of the brain",
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      "roman": "perednij mozok",
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