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Synecdochic Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synecdochic has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it

"to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech"

2

Synonym of synecdochical

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hic chic ethic gathic unchic bechic lithic sophic pathic gothic orphic sothic mythic pyrrhic gnathic buddhic myrrhic kleshic nymphic benthic
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