synecdoche
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From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe), “‘receiving together’”).
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- IPA: /sɪˈnɛkdəki/ or /sɪ'nɛkdoʊki/, SAMPA: /sI"nEkd@ki/
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synecdoche (plural synecdoches)
- (rhetoric) A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar.
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fifty head of cattle — part (head) for whole (animal). |
- (rhetoric) The use of synecdoche; synecdochy.
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- (part for the whole): pars pro toto
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- IPA: /sinɛkˈdoxə/
[edit] Etymology
From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe), “‘receiving together’”).
[edit] Noun
synecdoche f. (plural synecdoches, diminutive synecdochetje)
- (literature) synecdoche