"phonaesthesia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Apparently coined by British linguist John Rupert Firth. From phon- + -aesthesia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|phon-|-aesthesia}} phon- + -aesthesia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phonaesthesia (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) Any correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaning; examples include onomatopoeia and the use of phonesthemes. Wikipedia link: John Rupert Firth Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: sound symbolism, phonesthesia Hypernyms: synaesthesia Derived forms: phonaesthetic, phonaesthetics Related terms: ideophone, phonaestheme

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