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synaesthesia

Definitions of synaesthesia
  1. noun
    a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
    synonyms: synesthesia
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    types:
    chromaesthesia, chromesthesia
    a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations
    colored audition, colored hearing
    a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
    type of:
    aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression
    an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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