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acusma.

acousma (auditory hallucination)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈkuz.mɐ/Brazil/aˈkuʒ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ɐˈkuʒ.mɐ/Portugal
  1. acousma (auditory hallucination)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Greek ἄκουσμα (ákousma). First attested in 1871. Cognate with Spanish acusma and Italian acusma.

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