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Meaning of SYNECDOCHIC
Pronunciation:
`sinik'dâkik
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Definition:
[adj]
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
; "
to
use
`
hand
'
for
`
worker
'
or
`
ten
sail
'
for
`
ten
ships
'
or
`
steel
'
for
`
sword
'
is
to
use
a
synecdochic
figure
of
speech
"
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Synonyms:
figurative
,
nonliteral
,
synecdochical
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