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—synaesthetic /sin'is thet"ik/, adj./sin'is thee"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n.synesthesia.
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synaesthesia — (n.) also synesthesia, sensation in one part of the body produced by stimulus in another, 1881, in some cases via French, from Mod.L., from Gk. syn together + stem aisthe to feel, perceive. Also psychologically, of the senses (colors having an… … Etymology dictionary
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synaesthesia — [sin΄is thē′zhə, sin΄is thē′zhē ə, sin΄is thē′zē ə] n. alt. sp. of SYNESTHESIA synaesthetic [sin΄isthet′ik] adj … English World dictionary
synaesthesia — Also known as synesthesia, synaesthetic hallucination, synaesthetic experience, reflex false perception, secondary sensation, and secondary sense perceptions (German: sekundären Sinnesempfindungen). The term synaesthesia comes from the Greek… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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Synaesthesia (disambiguation) — Synesthesia (also, synaesthesia) is a perceptual experience in which a stimulus in one modality gives rise to an experience in different sensory modality.Synesthesia may also refer to:*Synæsthesia, an industrial music band. *Synesthesia, an album … Wikipedia
synaesthesia — chiefly British variant of synesthesia … New Collegiate Dictionary
synaesthesia — Confusion between the senses, as when musical notes are experienced as coloured … Philosophy dictionary
synaesthesia — n. process in which one type of sensation produces a secondary subjective sensation (as when one sees a particular color in response to certain music) … English contemporary dictionary
