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synesthesia

Syllabification: (syn·es·the·sia)
Pronunciation: /ˌsinəsˈTHēZHə/
(British synaesthesia)
Definition of synesthesia

noun

Physiology & Psychology
  • the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.

Derivatives

synesthete

Pronunciation: /ˈsinisˌTHēt/
noun

synesthetic

Pronunciation: /-ˈTHetik/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from syn- 'with', on the pattern of anesthesia

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Definition of synesthesia in the British & World English dictionary

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