Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limbic system

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: lim-bic sys-tem
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: brain < central nervous system, CNS"
"I'm always bored, it seems nothing excites me My own limbic system fights me I've got watchlists I'll never watch And pruritus scroti in my crotch."

Inflected Forms

limbic systems (plural)

Synonyms

visceral brain limbic brain

Questions

What does limbic system mean?: A part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.

How to pronounce limbic system

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “limbic system”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “limbic system”.
Repeat and practice — Say “limbic system” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.