synaesthesia
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
synaesthesia
- (neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus trigger#Verb|triggers a second kind of sensation. [from late 19th c.]
- (by extension) The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different perception that is not experience#Verb|experienced at the same time.
- (arts, literature) A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.
- French: synesthésie
- German: Synästhesie
- Italian: sinestesia
- Portuguese: sinestesia
- Russian: синестези́я
- Spanish: sinestesia
- French: synesthésie
- Portuguese: sinestesia
- Spanish: sinestesia
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