Word
Synecdoche
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
syn-ec-do-che
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.
- noun - Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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