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temporoparietal

Adjective CEFR C2
ˌtɛmpəɹəʊpəˈɹʌɪətəl

Definitions

Of or pertaining to the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, or the junction where they meet.

not-comparable

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Examples

“When the researchers used functional M.R.I. machines to look⟳ at the workings of the brain in Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics, they found that in the English speakers there was weak reading activity in the temporoparietal and occipitotemporal regions.”
“The temperoparietal junction sits at a crossroads for many kinds of information, including the perception of the position of one's own⟳ body, and the perception of the bodies and actions of other people.”

CEFR level

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