synecdochic meaning

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synecdochic (adjective): using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it.

Definition of synecdochic

  1. using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it
    • to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech

    Synonyms: synecdochical

    Similar: figurative

    Related forms: synecdoche

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

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