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Noun
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A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole.

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Rhyming Words
emus imus domus ramus namus camus armus humus ismus ulmus mimus tamus remus wamus comus momus thymus cyamus leymus litmus
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