Assertion: synecdoche | /r/HasProperty | a figure of speech
Facets:
value: for those unversed
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: synecdoche (suh-nek'-duh-key) is a "figure of speech" in which a part is used for a whole, or the reverse:
text: As nouns the difference between symbol and synecdoche is that symbol is symbol while synecdoche is (figure of speech) a figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole.
text: Metonymy and synecdoche are both figures of speech that allow one thing to represent another.
text: Metonymy and synecdoche then are two figures of speech which dwell within the realm of rhetoric.
text: Synecdoche is that figure of speech in which a part is put for the whole, or the whole for a part.
text: Synecdoche is one of those figures of speech that we use every day, but are not taught to be aware of it.
text: Synecdoche definition: Synecdoche is a figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which, most often, a part of something is used to refer to its whole.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech which substitutes a whole object with one aspect of that object.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which you use a part of something to stand for the whole thing.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a word or phrase that refers to a part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a word or phrase that refers to a part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa.
text: A synecdoche (pronounced si-nek-duh-kee) is a figure of speech which allows a part to stand for a whole or for a whole to stand for a part.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a whole is represented by a part of it.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part of something is used to represent the whole.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech that occurs in literature when an object is called according to one characteristic feature, singled out as the main one for designating a given object.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech.
text: A synecdoche, which is pronounced as si-nek-duh-kee, is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a word or term is used to refer to a whole thing or effect, a part of it, or a specific class of things related to that word.
text: Synecdoche (from Greek, meaning literally simultaneous understanding) is a figure of speech in which one of the following occurs:
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech which expresses either more, or less, than it literally denotes.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which the one of the following (or its reverse) is expressed: A part stands for a whole
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech by which a part is used to represent the whole.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech that can either mean a part representing the whole, or the whole representing a part.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole thing or vice versa.
text: A synecdoche (, si-NEK-də-kee; from Greek συνεκδοχή synekdoche, meaning "simultaneous understanding") is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice versa.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning 'the English cricket team').
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that refers to a part of something is substituted to stand in for the whole, or vice versa.
text: A synecdoche, for those unversed in the poetic tropes, is a figure of speech by which a part stands in for the whole, or the whole stands in for a part, or the general stands in for the specific, or vice versa.
text: Linguistically, cinq-à-sept is a synecdoche, a figure of speech employing part of a concept to imply the concept’s entirety.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning 'the English cricket team').
text: Synecdoche (pronounced /sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/; from Greek synekdoche (συνεκδοχή), meaning "simultaneous understanding") is a figure of speech in which a term is used in one of the following ways:
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning 'the English cricket team').
text: A Synecdoche, as I understand it, is a figure of speech in which a part represents a whole of something, or the whole represents a part of something, such as a “hand
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, such as "All hands on deck," in which hands refers to the whole crew on the ship.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which part is responsible for the whole.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part of something is used for the whole or vice versa.
text: Synecdoche (pronounced sin-eck-doe-key) is a figure of speech where a term/phrase/word is used to represent something bigger or smaller.
text: A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning 'the English cricket team').
text: Synecdoche ( /sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/ or "sin-neck-duh-key"; from Greek synekdoche (συνεκδοχή), meaning "simultaneous understanding", is a figure of speech in which a term is used in one of the following ways:
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where the part stands for the whole or the whole stands for the part.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech.
text: Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that refers to a part of something is substituted to stand in for the whole, or vice versa.
text: As nouns the difference between synecdoche and metonymy is that synecdoche is (figure of speech) a figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
text: As nouns the difference between metaphor and synecdoche is that metaphor is (uncountable|figure of speech) the use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn’t, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, but in the case of english without the words like'' or ''as , which would imply a simile while synecdoche is (figure of speech) a figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar.
text: As nouns the difference between euphemism and synecdoche is that euphemism is (uncountable) the use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces while synecdoche is (figure of speech) a figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole.
text: As nouns the difference between meronymy and synecdoche is that meronymy is (semantics) the relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms while synecdoche is (figure of speech) a figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, the genus for the species, or the name of the material for the thing made, and similar.
text: Synecdoche and metonymy are both figures of speech.
text: Metonymy and synecdoche are two figures of speech which are often confused since they are so similar.