synecdoche

Meanings

• figure of speech

  A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole is represented by a part.

  - "The hand on the clock indicates the time."
  - "Rome refers to the entire Italian capital city and the surrounding Lazio region."

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Pronunciation

1. /sɪˈnɛk.doʊ.ki/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=694449"

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Synonyms

synecdochy

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Variants

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synecdoche , synecdoches , synecdochic , synecdochical , synecdochically

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Etymology

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From the Greek words 'sunekdokhe' meaning 'putting together' or 'combin(ing)'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'synecdoche' was first used in its figurative sense by Aristotle in his work 'Rhetoric'.

2. Synecdoche is a common figure of speech in advertising, where a product's brand name is used to represent the entire product category.

3. The term 'synecdoche' is also used in mathematics to represent a subset of a larger set.

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Related Concepts

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1. Metonymy: Metonymy is another figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

2. Irony: Synecdoche can be used in irony to create a humorous or sarcastic effect.

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Culture

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Synecdoche has been used extensively in literature and poetry. In Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', the phrase 'Beware my lord of the Ides of March' is a synecdoche, as 'ides' represents the entire month of March.

How to Memorize "synecdoche"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clock with only the hour hand moving. The hand represents the whole hour, and thus the concept of an hour is being represented by a part.

2. associate
   

   - Associate synecdoche with the image of a car's dashboard, where the fuel gauge represents the entire fuel tank.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'A Part for the Whole' to remember the meaning of synecdoche.

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