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Synonyms for synecdochic in English

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synecdochic:
- synecdochical; synecdochic

English

Detailed Synonyms for synecdochic in English

synecdochic:

synecdochic adj

synecdochic

– using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it ¹
synecdochical; synecdochic
– using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it ¹
- synecdochical adj
- synecdochic adj
  - to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech¹

Alternate Synonyms for "synecdochic":

synecdochical; figurative; nonliteral

Related Definitions for "synecdochic":

using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it¹
- to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech¹

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