synecdochic

• Relatif à la synecdoque, figure de rhétorique où la partie désigne le tout ou le tout désigne la partie.

Relating to synecdoche, a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole for a part.

1. Relating to synecdocheC2formal

   Using a part of something to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to a part, as a figure of speech.

   Synecdochique

   • The phrase 'all hands on deck' is a synecdochic expression where 'hands' refers to sailors.
   • In literature, 'the crown' is often used synecdochically to mean the monarchy.
   • Synecdochic language can make writing more vivid and concise.

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