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syn⋅aes⋅the⋅sia

  [sin-is-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
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–noun
synesthesia.
Related forms:
syn⋅aes⋅thet⋅ic  [sin-is-thet-ik] , adjective

syn⋅es⋅the⋅sia

  [sin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–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.
Also, synaesthesia.

Origin:
1890–95; < NL; see syn-, esthesia

Related forms:
syn⋅es⋅thete  [sin-uhs-theet] , noun
syn⋅es⋅thet⋅ic  [sin-uhs-thet-ik] , adjective
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syn·aes·the·sia   (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə)   
n.  Variant of synesthesia.
syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia   (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə)   
n.  
  1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
  2. A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
  3. The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
syn'es·thet'ic (-thět'ĭk) adj.
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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