Thesaurus: synecdoche

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1. n. A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc.
2. n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
3. A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc. Bain.
4. A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for thewhole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as,the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as,cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creaturefor a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc. Bain.
5. n:100 n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa