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Meaning of 'synecdochical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Synecdochical [ a.]
- Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.

Meaning of 'synecdochical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . synecdochical [ s]
Meaning (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
Example in sentence:
  • to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech

Nearby Words:

syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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