- synecdoche as a noun:
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synecdoche
noun
1 synecdoche
Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa.
Roget 521: figure of speech; facon de parler [Fr.], way of speaking, colloquialism. phrase etc. 566; figure, trope, metaphor, enallage†, catachresis†; metonymy [Gramm.], ... show more
Dutch: synecdoche
Polish: synekdocha
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