synaesthesia [sin-is-thee -zhuh , -zhee-uh , -zee-uh ]
Related forms syn·aes·thet·ic [sin-is-thet -ik] /ˌsɪn ɪsˈθɛt ɪk/ adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for synaesthesia
synaesthesia US synesthesia
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
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Derived Forms synaesthetic 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 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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