Definitions
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- noun rare Brain power.
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- noun
brainpower ; thefaculty ofintelligence
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have not ventured very often nor very deeply into the field of metaphysics, but if I were disposed to make any claim in that direction, it would be the recognition of the squinting brain, the introduction of the term "cerebricity" corresponding to electricity, the idiotic area in the brain or thinking-marrow, and my studies of the second member in the partnership of I-My-Self & Co.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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I have not ventured very often nor very deeply into the field of metaphysics, but if I were disposed to make any claim in that direction, it would be the recognition of the squinting brain, the introduction of the term "cerebricity" corresponding to electricity, the idiotic area in the brain or thinking-marrow, and my studies of the second member in the partnership of I-My-Self & Co.
Over the Teacups Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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It is natural that cerebricity should be the last of the unweighable agencies to be understood.
Over the Teacups Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"What! you cannot conceive of a charge of cerebricity fastening itself on
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"What! you cannot conceive of a charge of cerebricity fastening itself on a letter-sheet and clinging to it for weeks, while it was shuffling about in mail-bags, rolling over the ocean, and shaken up in railroad cars?
Over the Teacups Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"Your incident is a typical example of cerebral induction from a source containing stored cerebricity.
Over the Teacups Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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