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synecdochy

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  • noun rhetoric The use of a synecdoche.

Etymologies

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From synecdoche +‎ -y.

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. synecdoche

hypernyms (13)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. Some
  2. a
  3. as
  4. class
  5. consider
  6. exclusive
  7. metonymy
  8. of
  9. others
  10. terms
  11. them
  12. type
  13. while

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  • stpeter commented on the word synecdochy

    I assume you mean synecdoche?

    September 30, 2008