Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excerebration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cer-e-bra-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of removing a person's brains.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin excerebratus (“deprived of brains”), from ex (“out”) + cerebrum (“brain”).

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Questions

What does excerebration mean?
The act of removing a person's brains.
Where does excerebration come from?
From Latin excerebratus (“deprived of brains”), from ex (“out”) + cerebrum (“brain”).

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