synecdochy

English

Etymology

From synecdoche +‎ -y.

Noun

synecdochy (countable and uncountable, plural synecdochies)

(rhetoric) The use of a synecdoche.

Usage notes

synecdochy is rarely used; more often synecdoche is used both for the figure of speech and the use of this figure of speech.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:synecdochy.

Synonyms

(the use of the figure of speech): synecdoche

Hypernyms

metonymy
Some class synecdochy as a type of metonymy, while others consider them exclusive terms.

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