PARS PRO TOTO
Meaning of PARS PRO TOTO in English
[ ˌpα:z prəʊ'təʊtəʊ ]
■ noun formal a part taken as representative of the whole.
Origin
L., lit. 'part on behalf of the whole'.
Concise Oxford English vocab.
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2004