synecdochical
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Synecdochical — Syn ec*doch ic*al, a. Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche. [1913 Webster] Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for another. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
synecdochical — adjective see synecdoche … New Collegiate Dictionary
synecdochical — adjective Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice versa (the court for the judge). Syn: synecdochic … Wiktionary
synecdochical — syn·ec·doch·i·cal … English syllables
synecdochical — adjective 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 to use hand for worker or ten sail for ten ships or steel… … Useful english dictionary
synecdochic — adjective 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 to use hand for worker or ten sail for ten ships or steel… … Useful english dictionary
synecdoche — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek synekdochē, from syn + ekdochē sense, interpretation, from ekdechesthai to receive, understand, from ex from + dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem good more at ex , decent Date: 15th century a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
synecdoche — synecdochic /sin ik dok ik/, synecdochical, adj. synecdochically, adv. /si nek deuh kee/, n. Rhet. 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 … Universalium
synecdochically — adverb In a synecdochical manner … Wiktionary
synecdochal — adjective Synecdochical … Wiktionary
