Synecdoche

[si'nekdәki]

Definition

(noun.) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa.

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Definition

(n.) A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc.

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Definition

n. a figure of speech by which a part is made to comprehend the whole or the whole is put for a part.—adj. Synecdoch′ical expressed by or implying synecdoche.

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