"psychosonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more psychosonic [comparative], most psychosonic [superlative]
Etymology: From psycho- + sonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|psycho|sonic}} psycho- + sonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} psychosonic (comparative more psychosonic, superlative most psychosonic)
  1. (rare) Relating to the effects of sound on the mind or soul. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-psychosonic-en-adj-re0jp7am Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with psycho-, Pages with 1 entry
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