Etymology

ideasthesia

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Today it means: A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰδέα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰδέα“notion, pattern”
  2. English todayideasthesia

From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”) + -aesthesia, modeled after synaesthesia, and introduced by Danko Nikolić in.

Words from the same roots

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