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'''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." | '''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." | ||
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Revision as of 15:06, November 25, 2008
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."