Word Type

Noun

The word "synecdoche" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

classifier figurativeness metaphor metonymy

Derived Terms

synecdochic synecdochical synecdochically synecdochize synecdochy

Context

figure of speech rhetoric

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

figure figure of speech image trope

Type Of (IsA)

metonym metonymy trope

Related Terms

docetism holonymy meronymy metalepsis

Related Terms

docetism figure of speech meronymy metaphor metonymy synecdochy

Synonym Network

pars pro toto totum pro parte

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