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synecdoche

Syllabification: (syn·ec·do·che)
Pronunciation: /siˈnekdəkē/

Definition of synecdoche

noun

  • a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland’s baseball team”).

Derivatives

synecdochic

Pronunciation: /ˌsinekˈdäkik/

adjective

synecdochical

Pronunciation: /ˌsinekˈdäkikəl/

adjective

synecdochically

Pronunciation: /-ˈdäkik(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sunekdokhē, from sun- 'together' + ekdekhesthai 'take up'

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Definition of synecdoche in the British & World English dictionary

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