Synecdoche the whole for part will take, Or part for whole, just for the metre's sake.
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Synecdoche
/sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/
Synonyms for "synecdoche" (53 found)
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2 entriespart for wholewhole for part
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6 entriesfigure of speech synecdocherhetorical device synecdochesynecdoche examplesynecdoche for partsynecdoche for wholesynecdoche in literature
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"Holocaust" can become a tired synecdoche for war crimes in general.
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Perhaps being in a touring band was, to Yorke, a synecdoche for the modern condition: disorientation, alienation, rootlessness, exhaustion, lack of control, occasional derangement, constant motion.
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