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"The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek] roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses."<ref name=Foot01/> Synesthesia is usually used in [ | "The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek] roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses."<ref name=Foot01/> Synesthesia is usually used in [[ poetry]]. In Poetry it means "the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one"<ref name=Foot02/> . In simple terms synesthesia means the mixing of two or more senses at one time. Several authors use synethesia; such as [[Robert Frost]], [[Dante Alighieri]], [[George Meredith]]. | ||
=== Functions of Synesthesia === | === Functions of Synesthesia === |