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 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 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 of speech by which an inclusive term stands for something included, or vice versa; a figure of speech in which a part is spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge).

   Examples of synecdoches are:

   • 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)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (part for the whole): pars pro toto

[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