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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
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Noun
encéphale m (plural encéphales)
- (anatomy) encephalon, brain
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