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Definition of sensory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sensory

adjective
OPAL W
 
/ˈsensəri/
 
/ˈsensəri/
 [usually before noun] (specialist)
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  1. connected with your physical senses
    • sensory organs
    • the use of torture and sensory deprivation
    • The show reflects the sensory overload of contemporary culture, with all the flashing screens and blaring music.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySensory is used with these nouns:
    • awareness
    • delight
    • deprivation
    • …
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin sens- ‘perceived’ (from the verb sentire) or from the noun sense + -ory.
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