synecdoche
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe, “receiving together”).
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synecdoche (plural synecdoches)
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fifty head of cattle — part (head) for whole (animal). |
- (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.
- 2002, Christopher Hitchens, "Martin Amis: Lightness at Midnight", The Atlantic, Sep 2002:
- "Holocaust" can become a tired syndecdoche for war crimes in general.
- 2002, Christopher Hitchens, "Martin Amis: Lightness at Midnight", The Atlantic, Sep 2002:
- (rhetoric) The use of synecdoche; synecdochy.
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- (part for the whole): pars pro toto
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See also [edit]
- metaphor
- metonymy
Synecdoche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sinɛkˈdoːxə/
Etymology [edit]
From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe, “receiving together”).
Noun [edit]
synecdoche f (plural synecdoches, diminutive synecdochetje)
- (literature) synecdoche