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Synecdochical Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Synecdochical 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

Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice versa (the court for the judge).

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cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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