An expression such as ''warm colour'' is a classic example of a _________ expression. It involves the mapping from the tactile sense referred to by the adjective warm onto the visual referred to by the noun colour.
A) Gestalt
B) gustative
C) semantic
D) synesthetic

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The expression "warm colour" involves the blending of multiple sensory experiences, specifically the tactile sense of warmth and the visual sense of color. This is known as synesthesia, which refers to the merging or crossing over of different senses. The other answer choices are not applicable in this context - Gestalt refers to the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, gustative refers specifically to the sense of taste, and semantic refers to the meaning conveyed by language.

An Expression Such as ''Warm Colour'' Is a Classic Example