synesthesia meaning

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

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Definition of synesthesia

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

    Synonyms: synaesthesia

    Type of: sensation

    Kinds: chromesthesia

    Related forms: synesthetic

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SY · words ending in IA · 11-letter words

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