First Known Use: circa 1891
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synesthesia
synesthesia
noun syn·es·the·sia \ËŒsi-nÉ™s-ˈthÄ“-zh(Ä“-)É™\
Definition of SYNESTHESIA
1
:Â a concomitant sensation; especially :Â a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
2
:Â the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
— syn·es·thet·ic \-ˈthe-tik\ adjective
Origin of SYNESTHESIA
New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia)
Rhymes with SYNESTHESIA
synesthesia
noun syn·es·the·sia (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of SYNESTHESIA
:Â a concomitant sensation and especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated; also :Â the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
—syn·es·thet·ic or chiefly British syn·aes·thet·ic \-ˈthet-ik\ adjective
Variants of SYNESTHESIA
syn·es·the·sia or chiefly British syn·aes·the·sia \ËŒsin-É™s-ˈthÄ“-zh(Ä“-)É™\
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