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synecdochical

US/ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/

synecdochical adjective: using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").

Adjective

synecdochical (comparative more synecdochical, superlative most synecdochical)

  1. Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").
  2. Of a whole: representing its components; of a part representing the whole.

Synonyms of synecdochical

Forms of synecdochical

comparativemore synecdochical
superlativemost synecdochical

Origin of synecdochical

From synecdoche + -ical.

Words formed from synecdochical

Questions about synecdochical

What does synecdochical mean?
Synecdochical means using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").
What part of speech is synecdochical?
Synecdochical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce synecdochical?
Synecdochical is pronounced /ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/ (US).

Words near synecdochical in the dictionary

  1. synecdochal
  2. synecdochally
  3. synecdoche
  4. synecdoches
  5. synecdochic
  6. synecdochical
  7. synecdochically
  8. synecdochies
  9. synecdochisation
  10. synecdochisations
  11. synecdochise

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