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English
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Etymology
From L. term|synecdoche|langla, from AGr. term|scpolytonic|��νεκδο�ή||tr=sunekdokhe|receiving together.
Pronunciation
IPA|/sɪ�n�kd�ki/ or IPAchar|/sɪ'n�kdo�ki/
SAMPA|/sI"nEkd@ki/
audio|en-us-synecdoche.ogg|Audio (US)
Alternative spellings
syndoche
synechdoche
Noun
en-noun
- context|literature A metaphor by which an inclusive term stands for something included, or vice versa; a metaphor in which a part is spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge).
#: Examples of synecdoches are:
#:* fifty head of cattle � part (head) for whole (animal).
#:* a fleet of ships, fifty sail deep � part (sail) for whole (ship)
#:* the police knocked down my door � whole (the police) for part (some police officers)
#:* the cat stalks the gazelle � class (cat) for subclass (e.g., cheetah)
#:* hand me a Kleenex � subclass (brand named product) for class (all similar products)
Synonyms
i|part for the whole: pars pro toto
Derived terms
synecdochic
synecdochical
Translations
trans-top|certain type of metaphor
Czech: t-|cs|synekdocha|f
Dutch: t-|nl|synecdoche|f
French: t+|fr|synecdoque|f
German: t+|de|Synekdoche|f
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|sineddoche|f
Japanese: �������������, teiyu ( hou ) �
trans-bottom
See also
metaphor
metonymy
w:conceptual metaphor|Wikipedia article on Conceptual Metaphor
Category:Rhetoric
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA|/sin�k�dox�/
Etymology
From L.|nl term|synecdoche|langla, from AGr.|nl term|scpolytonic|��νεκδο�ή||tr=sunekdokhe|receiving together.
Noun
nl-noun2|f|s|tje
- context|literature|lang=nl #English|synecdoche
See also
metonymia
Category:nl:Rhetoric
fr:synecdoche
io:synecdoche
ru:synecdoche
vi:synecdoche
tr:synecdoche
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