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synaesthesia

sy·naest·he·sia

UK/ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.ʒə/ US/ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.zɪ.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated

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Origin

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”), modelled after anaesthesia. It is analysable as syn- + -aesthesia.

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