HyperDic: synecdochical

English > 1 sense of the word synecdochical:
ADJECTIVEallsynecdochical, synecdochicusing the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part
English > synecdochical: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningUsing 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.
Synonymsynecdochic
Broaderfigurative, nonliteral(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal
Spanishsinecdóquico
Nounssynecdochesubstituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

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