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- [si-nek-duh-kee]
- /sɪˈnɛk də ki/
- /sɪˈnek.də.ki/
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- [si-nek-duh-kee]
- /sɪˈnɛk də ki/
Definitions of synecdoche word
- noun synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man. 1
- noun synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier 0
- noun synecdoche a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole, an individual for a class, a material for a thing, or the reverse of any of these (Ex.: bread for food, the army for a soldier, or copper for a penny) 0
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Origin of synecdoche
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Medieval Latin < Greek synekdochḗ, equivalent to syn- syn- + ekdochḗ act of receiving from another, equivalent to ek- ec- + -dochē, noun derivative of déchesthai to receive
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Parts of speech for Synecdoche
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
synecdoche popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
synecdoche usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for synecdoche
noun synecdoche
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
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