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meningeal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
  • rhymes with -ɪndʒiəl
  • rhymes with -iːəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the meninges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, relational

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to the meninges

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦膜的 /脑膜的 (nǎomó de) — relating to the meninges
  • Czech: meningeální — relating to the meninges
  • French: méningé — relating to the meninges
  • German: Hirnhaut- — relating to the meninges
  • Hungarian: agyhártyai — relating to the meninges
  • Italian: meningeo — relating to the meninges
  • Latin: mēningeus — relating to the meninges
  • Polish: oponowy — relating to the meninges
  • Romanian: meningian — relating to the meninges
  • Spanish: meníngeo — relating to the meninges