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synaesthesia

[ sin-is-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌsɪn ɪsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

synesthesia.

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Nearby words

  1. symptosis,
  2. syn,
  3. syn-,
  4. syn.,
  5. synaeresis,
  6. synagogue,
  7. synalepha,
  8. synalgia,
  9. synaloepha,
  10. synapse
Related formssyn·aes·thet·ic [sin-is-thet-ik] /ˌsɪn ɪsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for synaesthesia

synaesthesia

US synesthesia

/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun

physiol a sensation experienced in a part of the body other than the part stimulated
psychol the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke sensations of colour
Derived Formssynaesthetic or US synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for synaesthesia

from New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia, from Greek aisthēsis sensation
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Word Origin and History for synaesthesia

synaesthesia

n.

also synesthesia, "sensation in one part of the body produced by stimulus in another," 1881, in some cases via French, from Modern Latin, from Greek syn- "together" (see syn-) + stem aisthe "to feel, perceive." Also psychologically, of the senses (colors having an odor, etc.), from 1891.

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