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Etymology

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synecdochal +‎ -ly

Adverb

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synecdochally (comparative more synecdochally, superlative most synecdochally)

  1. in a synecdochal manner
    • 2014, Alan Gibbs, Contemporary American Trauma Narratives[1]:
      "This repetition frequently combines with a shorthand signification which stands synecdochally for the entire memory, which is usually too terrible to bear."