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Noun: synaesthesia  ,si-nis'thee-zhu
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=synesthesia)
  1. A sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
    - synesthesia [N. Amer]

Derived forms: synaesthesias

Type of: aesthesis, esthesis [US], sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression

Encyclopedia: Synaesthesia