Learn English Words: SYNECDOCHE - Meaning, Vocabulary with Pictures and Examples

What does Synecdoche mean? Learn the meaning of Synecdoche as we define this advanced vocabulary word with a simple definition, pictures, example sentences, English pronunciation and audio.

Synecdoche definition (noun) a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part

Synecdoche pronunciation: si-nek-duh-kee

Examples of Synecdoche in a sentence:

1. Instead of referring to each coin, merchants employed a synecdoche for all money by calling it silver.

2. I often use the synecdoche "plastic" when referring to my credit cards.

3. A common synecdoche used in everyday life is boots on the ground, where boots refers to a group of soldiers.

4. A popular synecdoche for pirate ship is black sail.

Synecdoche synonyms and other related words for Synecdoche

metaphor, metonymy, simile, figure of speech, allegory, image, allusion, adumbration, comparison, imagery, irony, malapropism, oxymoron, parable, personification, trope, analogy, figure, alliteration, analogue, anaphora, anticlimax, antistrophe, antithesis, apologue, aposiopesis, apostrophe, application, asyndeton, backup, bathos

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