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). synecdochic adj.
[ ME f. L f. Gk sunekdokhe (as SYN-, ekdokhe f. ekdekhomai take up) ]
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). synecdochic adj.
[ ME f. L f. Gk sunekdokhe (as SYN-, ekdokhe f. ekdekhomai take up) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012