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Synecdoche Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synecdoche has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

2

A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.

See Also
figure of speech metaphor synecdochize metonymy meronymy code synecdochy synecdochical
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
trope
Rhyming Words
che ache oche eche veche arche moche mache ouche heche roche miche euche rache riche niche zuche fache tyche coche
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