Associations to the word «Synecdoche»
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Wiktionary
SYNECDOCHE, noun. (figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole.
SYNECDOCHE, noun. (rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech; synecdochy.
Dictionary definition
SYNECDOCHE, noun. Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa.
Wise words
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not
truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words
are not good.