synecdoche
[ si-nek-duh-kee ]
/ sɪˈnɛk də ki /
noun Rhetoric.
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.
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Origin of synecdoche
OTHER WORDS FROM synecdoche
syn·ec·doch·ic [sin-ik-dok-ik], /ˌsɪn ɪkˈdɒk ɪk/, syn·ec·doch·i·cal, adjectivesyn·ec·doch·i·cal·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH synecdoche
Schenectady, synecdocheWords nearby synecdoche
syndication, syndiotactic, syndrome, syndrome X, syne, synecdoche, synechia, synechiotomy, synechism, synecious, synecology
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British Dictionary definitions for synecdoche
synecdoche
/ (sɪnˈɛkdəkɪ) /
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
Derived forms of synecdoche
synecdochic (ˌsɪnɛkˈdɒkɪk) or synecdochical, adjectivesynecdochically, adverbWord Origin for synecdoche
C14: via Latin from Greek sunekdokhē, from syn- + ekdokhē interpretation, from dekhesthai to accept
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