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synesthetic

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

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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.

Also, synaesthesia.

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

Related forms

syn·es·thete

[sin-uhs-theet] , noun

syn·es·thet·ic

[sin-uhs-thet-ik] , adjective

non·syn·es·thet·ic, 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*

synesthesia (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə)

—n
	the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

synesthetic

—*adj*

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