| ADJECTIVE | all | synecdochical, synecdochic | using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | synecdochic | |
| Broader | figurative, nonliteral | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal |
| Spanish | sinecdóquico | |
| Nouns | synecdoche | substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa |
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