synecdoche

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. Source: opted

2. n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

5. n:100 n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa Source: ecdict

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