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synecdoche

Pronunciation: /sɪˈnɛkdəki/
Definition of synecdoche

noun

  • a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning ‘ the English cricket team’).

Derivatives

synecdochic

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɒkɪk/
adjective

synecdochical

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɒkɪk(ə)l/
adjective

synecdochically

Pronunciation: /-ˈdɒkɪk(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

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

synecdoche in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of synecdoche in the US English dictionary

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