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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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Women's specific body parts, such as breasts or buttocks, became pictorial synecdoches for female sexuality. Each image is a single vignette, a brief chapter in an ongoing tale in which the boots - synecdoches for active marchers - are positioned in orderly groupings (twosomes, lines, circles) somewhere out in the world. In a final "nominal" joke, Plumero--when asked to select twelve words for the contest with the evil gambler--chooses twelve names, all apparent synecdoches for his most "up-standing" member: grant, monroe, carter, jackson, pork, fillmore, taft, coolidge, garfield, cleveland, hoover, and truman. |
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