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synecdochic

sy·nec·doc·hic

uncommon

adjective

1.

using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it

  • “to use”
  • “for”
  • “or”
  • “for”
  • “or”
  • “for”
  • “is to use a synecdochic figure of speech”
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Origin

From synecdoche + -ic.

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