synecdoche
Meanings
Plural: synecdoches
Noun
- substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
- A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.
- The use of this figure of speech.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin synecdochē, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ, “receiving together”) from σύν (sún, “with”) + ἐκ (ek, “out of”) + δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to accept”), this last element related to δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, suppose, seem”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
synecdoche is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsynecdoche is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
synecdoche is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
synecdoche is a valid Words With Friends word