phren

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind; stomach, midriff”).

Noun[edit]

phren (plural phrenes)

  1. (philosophy, historical) The brain or mind.
    Some ancient Greeks, including Aristotle, believed that the phren was located in the heart rather than the cranium.
  2. (obsolete, anatomy) The diaphragm.

Welsh[edit]

Noun[edit]

phren

  1. Aspirate mutation of pren.
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