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Definition of Synecdochic
1. Adjective. Using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it. "To use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech"
Exact synonyms: Synecdochical
Similar to: Figurative, Nonliteral
Derivative terms: Synecdoche, Synecdoche
Similar to: Figurative, Nonliteral
Derivative terms: Synecdoche, Synecdoche
Definition of Synecdochic
1. Adjective. using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Synecdochic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synecdochic
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