synecdoche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Hypernyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.4.5 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe), “‘receiving together’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪˈnɛkdəki/ or /sɪ'nɛkdoʊki/, SAMPA: /sI"nEkd@ki/
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[edit] Alternative spellings

• syndoche
• synechdoche

[edit] Noun

synecdoche (plural synecdoches)

1. (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.

Examples

fifty head of cattle — part (head) for whole (animal). a fleet of ships, fifty sail deep — part (sail) for whole (ship) the police knocked down my door — whole (the police) for part (some police officers) the cat stalks the gazelle — class (cat) for subclass (e.g., cheetah) hand me a Kleenex — subclass (brand named product) for class (all similar products) China maintains closer high-level ties with Pyongyang — country (China) for its government (Chinese government) China maintains closer high-level ties with Pyongyang — capital (Pyongyang) for its country (North Korea)

1. (rhetoric) The use of synecdoche; synecdochy.

[edit] Synonyms

• (part for the whole): pars pro toto

[edit] Hypernyms

• metonymy

[edit] Derived terms

• synecdochy
• synecdochic
• synecdochical
• synecdochically

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• metaphor
• metonymy

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sinɛkˈdoxə/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhe), “‘receiving together’”).

[edit] Noun

synecdoche f. (plural synecdoches, diminutive synecdochetje)

1. (literature) synecdoche

[edit] See also

• metonymia