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synecdoche
syn·ec·do·che
[
si nékdəkee
]
noun
Definition:
figure of speech:
a figure of speech in which the word for part of something is used to mean the whole, e.g. "sail" for "boat," or vice versa
[
14th century. Via Latin< Greek
sunekdokhē
<
sunekdekhesthai
"take on a share of" <
ekdekhesthai
"take"
]
syn·ec·doch·ic
[
sìn ek dókik,
sìnnək dókik
]
adjective
syn·ec·doch·i·cal
[
sìn èk dókik'l
]
adjective
syn·ec·doch·i·cal·ly
[
si nèk dókikəlee
]
adverb
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syn·ec·doch·ic [ sìn ek dókik, sìnnək dókik ] adjectivesyn·ec·doch·i·cal [ sìn èk dókik'l ] adjectivesyn·ec·doch·i·cal·ly [ si nèk dókikəlee ] adverb
