phonaesthesiaphonesthesian.
/ˌfɒnəsˈθiːzɪə/, /ˌfɒnəsˈθiːʒə/, U.S. /ˌfoʊnəsˈθiʒə/ Linguistics.
The use of phonaesthemes; sound symbolism.
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1950 Archivum Linguisticum 2 97 Phonaesthesia or sound symbolism.
1994 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 23 32 Phenomena of phonaesthesia and phonetic sound symbolism.
2000 E. Dietrich & A. B. Markman Cognitive Dynamics 97 The meaningfulness of words makes them self-evidently symbolic and differentiates them from meaningless consonants and vowels, phonesthesia notwithstanding.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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