SYNECDOCHE

Synecdoche

A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice-versa. Examples are referring to a congregation as the church or workers as hired hands.

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synecdoche

Noun

  1. A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole.
  2. The use of this figure of speech; synecdochy.


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