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chromesthesia

noun chrom·es·the·sia

Medical Definition of CHROMESTHESIA

:  synesthesia in which color is perceived in response to stimuli (as words or numbers) that contain no element of color—called also chromatism, color hearing

Variants of CHROMESTHESIA

chrom·es·the·sia or chiefly British chrom·aes·the·sia \ˌkrō-mes-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə\

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