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synecdochic |
Overview of adj synecdochic The adj synecdochic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. synecdochic, synecdochical -- (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 `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech") Antonyms of adj synecdochic 1 sense of synecdochic Sense 1 synecdochic, synecdochical INDIRECT (VIA figurative) -> literal Similarity of adj synecdochic 1 sense of synecdochic Sense 1 synecdochic, synecdochical => figurative (vs. literal), nonliteral Attributes of adj synecdochic Familiarity of adj synecdochic synecdochic used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj synecdochic synecdochic synecdochical Overview of adj synecdochic The adj synecdochic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. synecdochic, synecdochical -- (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 `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech")
synecdochic definition