Definition
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A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which the one of the following (or its reverse) is expressed:
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Examples
- A part stands for a whole
- An individual stands for a class
- A material stands for a thing
Sources 3
- Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980, 36
- Mish 1991, 1197
- Neufeldt 1991, 1358