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synecdoche
[si-nek-duh-kee]
noun
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
synecdoche
/ sɪnˈɛkdəkɪ, ˌsɪnɛkˈdɒkɪk /
noun
a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier
Other 51Թ Forms
- synecdochic adjective
- synecdochical adjective
- synecdochically adverb
- ˌԱˈdz adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of synecdoche1
Example Sentences
Some of the sentences that adorn them are barely legible because of the fabric’s creases, but one of them, a quote from a playbill interview with Castellucci, describes Huppert as “the synecdoche of theater.”
In Mangold’s hands, parts become wholes and the exhibition a master class in synecdoche: the tree is the forest; the painter a human representative negotiating with the natural world.
In Darlington’s Devon neighborhood, the synecdoche for global habitat destruction is the arrival of a sign in a soon-to-be-former farm field: “Site Acquired for Development.”
And I'm far from the only one who sees the destruction of Twitter under Musk as a synecdoche for what's awaiting the entire country if Republicans win in the midterms.
To many Americans, Alabama is a synecdoche for the worst of Southern reaction.
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