synecdochical
Of, relating to, or exhibiting synecdocheOf, relating to, or exhibiting synecdoche.: Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").
Meaning
2 sensesOf, relating to, or exhibiting synecdoche.
Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").
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
Of a whole: representing its components; of a part representing the whole.
synekdochisch
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more synecdochical, most synecdochical| Comparative | more synecdochical Lesson |
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| Superlative | most synecdochical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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:synecdochic
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form