Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jennifer aniston neuron

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: jen-nifer- anis-ton neu-ron
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of grandmother cell.

Informal

Example Sentences

"In fact, the Jennifer Aniston neuron also responded to Lisa Kudrow, another star of Friends (the television series that made them both famous), in an experiment carried out the next day."
"A Jennifer Aniston neuron? How could this be? Surely nothing in our evolutionary history suggests that Jennifer Aniston is a permanent denizen of our brain wiring."

Etymology

Named after Jennifer Aniston, from a 2005 study which identified a neuron firing to photographs showing the actress.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Jennifer Aniston neurons (plural)

Synonyms

grandmother cell

Questions

What does jennifer aniston neuron mean?: Synonym of grandmother cell.
Where does jennifer aniston neuron come from?: Named after Jennifer Aniston, from a 2005 study which identified a neuron firing to photographs showing the actress.

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