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Synecdoche
Synecdoche Syn*ec"do*che (s[i^]n*[e^]k"d[-o]*k[-e]), n. [L.
synecdoche, Gr. synekdochh`, fr. to receive jointly; sy`n
with + ? to receive; ? out + ? to receive.] (Rhet.)
A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the
whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a
part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the
genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species
(as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the
thing made, etc. --Bain.
Meaning of Synecdoche from wikipedia
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Synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəki/ sih-NEK-də-kee) is a type of metonymy; it is a
figure of
speech that uses a term for a part of
something to
refer to the whole...
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Synecdoche, New York (/sɪˈnɛkdəki/ sin-EK-də-kee) is a 2008
American postmodern psychological drama film
written and
directed by
Charlie Kaufman in his...
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Synecdoche is a
linguistic term.
Synecdoche may also
refer to:
Synecdoche (planthopper), a
genus of
planthoppers Synecdoche, New York, a 2008 American...
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Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind (2004). He both
wrote and
directed the
films Synecdoche, New York (2008),
Anomalisa (2015), and I'm
Thinking of
Ending Things...
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genus Synecdoche:
Synecdoche albicosta (Van Duzee, 1917) c g
Synecdoche autumnalis O'Brien, 1971 c g
Synecdoche bifoveata O'Brien, 1971 c g
Synecdoche cara...
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Synecdoche impunctata is a
species of
achilid planthopper in the
family Achilidae. "
Synecdoche impunctata species details".
Catalogue of Life. Retrieved...
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related figures of
speech are
common in
everyday speech and writing.
Synecdoche and
metalepsis are
considered specific types of metonymy. Polysemy, the...
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Synecdoche" is the 11th
episode of the
fifth season of the
American television drama series Person of Interest. It is the 101st
overall episode of the...
- A
computer case, also
known as a
computer ch****is, is the
enclosure that
contains most of the
hardware of a
personal computer. The
components housed inside...
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RoboCop 2 (1990), The
Ripper in Last
Action Hero (1993),
Sammy Barnathan in
Synecdoche, New York (2008), Mr.
Ulman in The
House of the
Devil (2009), Reverend...
