Word of the Day:
cerebral
What It Means
Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
Cerebral in Context
“His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and...”
Did You Know?
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
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