synecdoche in German

synecdoche in German is Synekdoche.

synecdoche in German

Synekdoche

noun

(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.

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