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synesthesia

[ sin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌsɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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noun
a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
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Origin of synesthesia

First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin; see origin at syn-, esthesia

OTHER WORDS FROM synesthesia

syn·es·thete [sin-uhs-theet], /ˈsɪn əsˌθit/, nounsyn·es·thet·ic [sin-uhs-thet-ik], /ˌsɪn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjectivenon·syn·es·thet·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for synesthesia

synesthesia
/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun
the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

Derived forms of synesthesia

synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective
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