sinécdoque
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ, “jointly receiving”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ἐκ (ek, “out of”) + δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to accept”), this last element related to δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, suppose, seem”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sinécdoque f (plural sinécdoques)
Further reading[edit]
- “sinécdoque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡdoke
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡdoke/4 syllables
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