Definition of synecdoche Synecdoche
syn•ec•do•che
We found 6 definitions of synecdoche from 5 different sources.
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What does synecdoche mean?
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NounPlural: synecdoches |
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| synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | ||
| figure of speech, trope, image, figure language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | ||
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Wiktionary 
- synecdoche (Noun)
A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar. - synecdoche (Noun)
The use of synecdoche; synecdochy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- synecdoche (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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synecdoche
sin-ek′dō-kē, 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. [Gr. synekdochē—syn, together, ekdechesthai, to receive.]
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🔤- synecdoche, noun, singular of synecdoches.
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