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encephalectomy

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Removal of the brain.

Examples

Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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