synaesthesia

/ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.zɪ.ə//ˌsɪn.əsˈθi.ʒə/

noun

  1. 1

    A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.

  2. 2

    (by extension) The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different perception that is not experienced at the same time.

  3. 3

    A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.

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