"cerebral" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɘribrɘl/ Audio: en-us-cerebral.ogg [US], en-au-cerebral.ogg [Australia] Forms: cerebral [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: səʹrēʹbrəl Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is cerebral, they are brainy, smart, or felt in the mind instead of the body or soul.
    Sense id: simple-cerebral-en-adj-HCaYZeof
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