Assertion: synecdoche's part | /r/UsedFor | refer to the whole
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text: A part is used for the wholeMore examples:A part referring to the whole
text: When a part refers to a whole.
text: Synecdoche, a part referring to the entirety, is used a lot.
text: If synecdoche represents when a part of a thing or person refers to the whole, what is it called when the whole is used to refer to a part?
text: If synecdoche represents when a part of a thing or person refers to the whole, what is it called when the whole is used to refer to a part?
text: "I took a sip of Scotland" [Scotch Whisky] "America" for the United States of America "Europe" for the European Union Mixed example with both the whole referring to a part and the part referring to the whole: "Albany [the capital of New York State] just passed a law addressing this problem.
text: Where a part refers to the whole:
text: Synecdoche, where a specific part of something is taken to refer to the whole, is usually understood as a specific kind of metonymy.
text: Mixed example with both the whole referring to a part and the part referring to the whole:
text: The most basic type is when a part refers to a whole.
text: Part referring to whole [ edit ]
text: Part referring to whole [ edit ]