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SYNECDOCHE

\sˈa͡ɪnɪkdˌɒt͡ʃ], \sˈa‍ɪnɪkdˌɒt‍ʃ], \s_ˈaɪ_n_ɪ_k_d_ˌɒ_tʃ]\

Definitions of SYNECDOCHE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Figure of rhetoric by which the whole is put for a part, or a part for the whole.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Latin, Greek] A figure or trope by which the whole of a thing is put for a part, or a part for the whole.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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