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Meaning of encephalon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɛnˈsɛfələn/

Definitions

The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.

Equivalents

Español encéfalo
Français encéphale
Italiano encefalo
Polski mózgowie
Português encéfalo

Examples

“Meronyms: prosencephalon, telencephalon, diencephalon; mesencephalon; rhombencephalon, metencephalon, myelencephalon”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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