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synecdochally

synecdochally adverb: in a synecdochal manner.

Adverb

synecdochally (comparative more synecdochally, superlative most synecdochally)

  1. In a synecdochal manner.
    • Near-synonym: metonymically
    • "This repetition frequently combines with a shorthand signification which stands synecdochally for the entire memory, which is usually too terrible to bear."2014, Alan Gibbs, Contemporary American Trauma Narratives
    Antonyms:
    literally

Synonyms of synecdochally

Antonyms

Forms of synecdochally

comparativemore synecdochally
superlativemost synecdochally

Origin of synecdochally

From synecdochal + -ly.

Questions about synecdochally

What does synecdochally mean?
Synecdochally means in a synecdochal manner.
What part of speech is synecdochally?
Synecdochally is an adverb.

Words near synecdochally in the dictionary

  1. syndyasmian
  2. syndyastic
  3. syndynamic
  4. syne
  5. synecdochal
  6. synecdochally
  7. synecdoche
  8. synecdoches
  9. synecdochic
  10. synecdochical
  11. synecdochically

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