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Definition of Synecdoche
1. Noun. Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa.
Examples of language type: Fireside, Hearth, Face
Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Derivative terms: Synecdochic, Synecdochical
Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Derivative terms: Synecdochic, Synecdochical
Definition of Synecdoche
1. n. A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc.
Definition of Synecdoche
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synecdoche
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