Encephalic

//ˌɛnsəˈfælɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the encephalon not-comparable

    "From men wholly without philosophy, who never looked heavenward, the more brutal land animals are derived, losing the round form of the cranium by the slackening and stopping of the rotations of the encephalic soul."

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"From men wholly without philosophy, who never looked heavenward, the more brutal land animals are derived, losing the round form of the cranium by the slackening and stopping of the rotations of the encephalic soul."

Etymology

From encephalon + -ic.

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