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SamHB

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The "head of cattle" example is the one I generally use. Also, taking out "left my heart". That's a metaphor, not a synecdoche.

Dataclarifier

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Dataclarifier

Example of the New Testament synecdoche of "Passover" as including all of the days of "Unleavened Bread" and "eating the Passover" as eating other sacrificial foods besides the Passover lamb.

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Benp

New page: '''Synecdoche''' is a specific form of metonymy in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole. Examples would include "hired hands" or "the Crown Heads of Europe."