Word of the Day 06/27/16 Encephalon
Jun. 27th, 2016 04:41 amEncephalon (noun)
encephalon [en-sef-uh-lon, -luh n]
noun, plural encephala [en-sef-uh-luh]
1. Anatomy. the brain.
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Origin: 1735-45; < New Latin, alteration (-on for -os) of Greek enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masculine noun, brain; see en-, -cephalous
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encephalon [en-sef-uh-lon, -luh n]
noun, plural encephala [en-sef-uh-luh]
1. Anatomy. the brain.
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Origin: 1735-45; < New Latin, alteration (-on for -os) of Greek enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masculine noun, brain; see en-, -cephalous
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.