Definitions of synesthesia [ˌsɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə]

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Definition of 'synesthesia'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) synesthesia
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.

Etymology: (1890–95; < NL; see syn -,

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1. (noun) synesthesia, synaesthesia
a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated

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