synecdochical
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Etymology edit
synecdoche + -ical
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/
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synecdochical (comparative more synecdochical, superlative most synecdochical)
- Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using the term for a part or component to mean the whole (as "hand" for "laborer") or vice versa (as "the court" for "the judge").
- (in extended use) Of a whole: representing its components; of a part representing the whole.
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