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synecdoche
[ si-nek-duh-kee ]
noun
- 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.
synecdoche
/ s瑟n藞蓻kd蓹k瑟; 藢s瑟n蓻k藞d蓲k瑟k /
noun
- a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier
Derived Forms
- synecdochic, adjective
- 藢蝉测苍别肠藞诲辞肠丑颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉测苍路别肠路诲辞肠丑路颈肠 [sin-ik-, dok, -ik], 蝉测苍顎卐肠路诲辞肠丑顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
- 蝉测苍顎卐肠路诲辞肠丑顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
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Example Sentences
Some of the sentences that adorn them are barely legible because of the fabric鈥檚 creases, but one of them, a quote from a playbill interview with Castellucci, describes Huppert as 鈥渢he synecdoche of theater.鈥
In Mangold鈥檚 hands, parts become wholes and the exhibition a master class in synecdoche: the tree is the forest; the painter a human representative negotiating with the natural world.
In Darlington鈥檚 Devon neighborhood, the synecdoche for global habitat destruction is the arrival of a sign in a soon-to-be-former farm field: 鈥淪ite Acquired for Development.鈥
And I'm far from the only one who sees the destruction of Twitter under Musk as a synecdoche for what's awaiting the entire country if Republicans win in the midterms.
To many Americans, Alabama is a synecdoche for the worst of Southern reaction.
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