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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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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...
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other grounds. In
American English, the term "cleats" is used
synecdochically to
refer to
shoes featuring such protrusions. In
Commonwealth English...
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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...
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Porte Court of St James's,
another synecdochic term, for the
United Kingdom in
diplomatic relations Kremlin,
synecdochic term for the
Russian government...
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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...
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Synecdochic figure of speech...
- "women and politics" or "women in politics",
which may also be used
synecdochically to
refer to the
connection between gender and politics. In a study...
- 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...
