What is another word for synecdoche?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈa͡ɪnɪkdˌɒt͡ʃ], [ sˈaɪnɪkdˌɒtʃ], [ s_ˈaɪ_n_ɪ_k_d_ˌɒ_tʃ]
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Synonyms for Synecdoche:
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n.
• communication • figure of speech- Asyndeton ,
- Ellipses ,
- Tropology ,
- alliteration ,
- alliterations ,
- analogue ,
- anaphora ,
- anticlimax ,
- antistrophe ,
- aposiopesis ,
- apostrophes ,
- bathos ,
- communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device ,
- conceit ,
- device ,
- echoism ,
- ellipsis ,
- euphemism ,
- euphuism ,
- exaggeration ,
- expression ,
- flourish ,
- flower ,
- malapropisms ,
- manner of speaking ,
- metonymies ,
- onomatopoeia ,
- onomatopoeias ,
- ornament ,
- oxymora ,
- oxymoron ,
- paradox ,
- parallel ,
- proteron ,
- rhetoric ,
- sarcasm ,
- satire ,
- tropes ,
- turn of phrase ,
- understatement ,
- way of speaking .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Antonomasia ,
- Figurativeness ,
- adumbration ,
- allegory ,
- allusion ,
- alternate ,
- alternative ,
- anagoge ,
- analogy ,
- antithesis ,
- apologue ,
- apostrophe ,
- appearance ,
- application ,
- backup ,
- catachresis ,
- change ,
- changeling ,
- character ,
- comparison ,
- conception ,
- contour ,
- copy ,
- cost ,
- counterfeit ,
- deputy ,
- design ,
- double ,
- dummy ,
- effigy ,
- emblem ,
- enallage ,
- equal ,
- equivalent ,
- ersatz ,
- estimate ,
- exchange ,
- exclamation ,
- fable ,
- fake ,
- fashion ,
- figure ,
- form ,
- ghost ,
- hyperbole ,
- idea ,
- image ,
- imagery ,
- imitation ,
- impression ,
- interrogation ,
- irony ,
- litotes ,
- makeshift ,
- malapropism ,
- metalepsis ,
- metaphor ,
- metathesis ,
- metonymy ,
- number ,
- parable ,
- personification ,
- personnel ,
- phony ,
- phrase ,
- picture ,
- prosopopoeia ,
- proxy ,
- relief ,
- replacement ,
- representative ,
- reserves ,
- ringer ,
- secondary ,
- shape ,
- sign ,
- simile ,
- spare ,
- speech ,
- sub ,
- substitute ,
- substitution ,
- surrogate ,
- symbol ,
- token ,
- trope ,
- type ,
- understudy ,
- vicar ,
- vice president ,
- vision .
How to use "Synecdoche" in context?
In Aristotelian term "synecdoche", the term describes a figure of speech that consists of using a part to represent the whole. For example, "The sun rises" can be said as "The sun is rising" because the whole is represented by the part.
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