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synesthesia

[ sin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun

  1. 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.

synesthesia

/ ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə; ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

  1. See synaesthesia
    the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

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Derived Forms

  • synesthetic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • syn·es·thete [sin, -, uh, s-theet], noun
  • syn·es·thet·ic [sin-, uh, s-, thet, -ik], adjective
  • nonsyn·es·thetic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synesthesia1

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

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Example Sentences

Her first book, about synesthesia, titled Tasting the Universe, will be out in March 2011 from New Page Books.

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