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synaesthesia
[
sin-is-
thee
-zh
uh
,
-zhee-
uh
,
-zee-
uh
]
Origin
syn·aes·the·sia
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ɪsˈθi
ʒə
,
-ʒi
ə
,
-zi
ə
/
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sin-is-
thee
-zh
uh
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-zhee-
uh
,
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uh
]
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noun
synesthesia.
Related forms
syn·aes·thet·ic
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ɪsˈθɛt
ɪk
/
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sin-is-
thet
-ik
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,
adjective
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synaesthesia
or
synesthesia
(ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə)
—
n
1.
physiol
a sensation experienced in a part of the body other than the part stimulated
2.
psychol
the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke sensations of colour
[from New Latin, from
syn-
+
-esthesia,
from Greek
aisthēsis
sensation]
synesthesia
or
synesthesia
—
n
[from New Latin, from
syn-
+
-esthesia,
from Greek
aisthēsis
sensation]
synaesthetic
or
synesthesia
—
adj
synesthetic
or
synesthesia
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
synaesthesia
"sensation in one part of the body produced by stimulus in another," 1891, from Mod.L., from Gk. syn- "together" + stem aisthe- "to feel, perceive." Also of the senses.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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