SYNECDOCHE


Meaning of SYNECDOCHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪˈnekdəkɪ ]

n. a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa (e.g. new faces at the meeting; England lost by six wickets). øøsynecdochic adj. [ME f. L f. Gk sunekdokhe (as SYN-, ekdokhe f. ekdekhomai take up)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.