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re rigorously, metonymy and synecdoche can be considered
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Part of something is used to refer to the whole thing (pars pro toto)
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A thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it (totum pro parte)
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A specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class
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A general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class
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A material is used to refer to an object composed of that material
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A container is used to refer to its contents
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- A container is used to refer to its contents.
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my serendipitiesThe word "synecdoche" originally means accepting a part as responsible for the whole, or vice versa.
The use of synecdoche is a common way to emphasize an important aspect of a fictional character; for example, a character might be consistently describedwikipedia synecdoche words definitions language reference literature
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evgeny yauhenioSynecdoche from Greek συνεκδοχη, "simultaneous understanding" (pronounced /sɪˈnɛkdəkɪ/) is a figure of speech in which:
* a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing, or
* a term denoting a thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it, or
* a term denoting a specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or
* a term denoting a general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or
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* A part of something is used for the whole o "hands" to refer to workers, "head" for cattle, "threads" for clothing, "wheels" for car, "mouths to feed" for hungry people * The whole is used for a part o "the police" for a handful of officers, "body" for the trunk of the body, the "smiling year" for spring, "the Pentagon" for the top-ranking generals in the Pentagon building * The species is used for the genus o "cutthroat" for assassin, "kleenex" for facial tissue, "castle" for home, "bread" for food * The genus is used for the species o "creature" for person, "personal computer" for IBM-compatible personal computer, "milk" for cow's milk * The stuff of which something is made is used for the thing o "hickory" for baseball bat, "willow" for cricket bat, "copper" for penny, "boards" for stage, "ivories" for piano keys, "plastic" for credit card
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