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synecdoche
[ si-nek-duh-kee ]
noun
- a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
synecdoche
/ sɪnˈɛkdəkɪ; ˌsɪnɛkˈdɒkɪk /
noun
- a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier
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Derived Forms
- synecdochic, adjective
- ˌsynecˈdochically, adverb
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Other Words From
- syn·ec·doch·ic [sin-ik-, dok, -ik], synec·dochi·cal adjective
- synec·dochi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
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Example Sentences
They became a synecdoche for the woman herself: conservative, intimidating, feminine.
Reddit is a synecdoche for the Internet: a set of tools for sharing and organizing content.
Sex appeal,” Levy writes, “has become a synecdoche of all appeal.
After Synecdoche, it will be impossible not to take notice of her talent.
Synecdoche puts a part for the whole, or a whole for the part; as, "The harbor was crowded with masts."
Blind mouths: 'mouths' is used, by synecdoche, for gluttons, as the five preceding verses show.
Synecdoche is a species of metonymy, and has the same effect of giving vividness.
When this relation is that of a part to the whole or of the whole to a part, the figure is synecdoche.
The synecdoche, in which a part is put for the whole, as the sword for war, is in its nature essentially a metonymy.
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