Definition of Synecdochical. Meaning of Synecdochical. Synonyms of Synecdochical

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Definition of Synecdochical

Synecdochical
Synecdochical Syn`ec*doch"ic*al, a. Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche. Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for another. --Drayton.

Meaning of Synecdochical from wikipedia

- Synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəki/ sin-EK-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...
- Porte Court of St James's, another synecdochic term, for the United Kingdom in diplomatic relations Kremlin, synecdochic term for the Russian government...
- variant "city hall") became synonymous with the whole building, and, synecdochically, the muni****l government headquartered there. The terms "council chambers"...
- been applied to spoken or sung texts. Literature is often referred to synecdochically as "writing," especially creative writing, and poetically as "the craft...
- or other grounds. In American English, the term "cleats" is used synecdochically to refer to shoes featuring such protrusions. In Commonwealth English...
- and the minbar of Islamic mosques. From the pulpit is often used synecdochically for something which is said with official church authority. In many...
- known as the Pale, deriving from the Latin word palus, a stake, or, synecdochically, a fence. Parts can still be seen west of Clane on the grounds of what...
- 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically by its prin****l element for men, the dinner suit or dinner jacket...
- Synecdochic figure of speech...
- Whitehall is a road in the City of Westminster, London used synecdochically to refer to the entire UK civil service, as many government departments are...