synecdochical

• Relativo à sinédoque, figura de linguagem em que a parte é usada para designar o todo ou o todo para designar a parte.

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.

   Sinecdóquico

   • The phrase 'all hands on deck' is a synecdochical expression where 'hands' refers to sailors.
   • In literature, 'the crown' is often used synecdochically to represent the monarchy.
   • The poet employed a synecdochical style, using 'steel' to mean 'sword'.

   Sinônimossynecdochic