synecdochic
synecdochic adjective: synonym of synecdochical.
Adjective
synecdochic (comparative more synecdochic, superlative most synecdochic)
- Synonym of synecdochical.
- Hence "public rites," "the rites of the Roman people," those rites conducted by magistrates, were performed on behalf of the citizen body as a whole, and, as a corollary, all citizens as individuals were understood to assent to those rites and, by synecdochic representation, to participate in them.2012, Clifford Ando, Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284: The Critical Century (The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome), 22 George Square, Edinburgh EH89LF: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 55
- Synonyms:
- synecdochical
Synonyms of synecdochic
Forms of synecdochic
| comparative | more synecdochic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most synecdochic |
Origin of synecdochic
From synecdoche + -ic.
Questions about synecdochic
- What does synecdochic mean?
- Synecdochic means synonym of synecdochical.
- What part of speech is synecdochic?
- Synecdochic is an adjective.
Words near synecdochic in the dictionary
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