- SYNECDOCHE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Synecdoche refers to a literary device in which a part of something is substituted for the whole (as hired hand for "worker"), or less commonly, a whole represents a part (as when society denotes "high society")
- Synecdoche - Wikipedia
Synecdoche is common in spoken English, especially in reference to sports The names of cities are used as shorthand for their sports teams to describe events and their outcomes, such as "Denver won Monday's game," while accuracy would require specifying the sports team's name
- Synecdoche - Examples and Definition of Synecdoche - Literary Devices
Synecdoche, pronounced si-NEK-duh-kee, is a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or conversely, the whole is used to represent a part
- Synecdoche - Definition and Examples | LitCharts
A concise definition of Synecdoche along with usage tips, an expanded explanation, and lots of examples
- SYNECDOCHE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
SYNECDOCHE definition: a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man See examples of synecdoche used in a sentence
- SYNECDOCHE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
When the keepsake is collected from the dead, it’s a synecdoche of that weight of flesh, that moment of death, preserved from its decay yet referring to it endlessly
- What Is Synecdoche? | Definition Examples - Scribbr
Synecdoche is a figure of speech that uses a word for a single part of something to refer to the whole (or vice versa) (e g , “threads” as clothing)
- Synecdoche | Metaphor, Figurative Language, Rhetoric | Britannica
Synecdoche, figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, as in the expression “hired hands” for workmen or, less commonly, the whole represents a part, as in the use of the word “society” to mean high society
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