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synecdoche (sĭnĕk`dəkē), figure of speech, a species of metaphor metaphor [Gr.,=transfer], in rhetoric, a figure of speech in which one class of things is referred to as if it belonged to another class. Whereas a simile states that A is like B, a metaphor states that A is B or substitutes B ..... Click the link for more information. , in which a part of a person or thing is used to designate the whole—thus, "The house was built by 40 hands" for "The house was built by 20 people." See metonymy metonymy (mĭtŏn`əmē) ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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2) The issue concerning the source of temptation was synecdochically illustrated, in the middle ages, by the so-called "cardinal sins" the root vices from which all other human vices were thought to spring. Even more significant is the way in which blacks and whites use the "bottom" synecdochically to represent the whole person. |
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