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What is a Synecdoche? Word/term Meaning, definition and best examples:
A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa. A synecdoche is a class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts. Source:
Best examples of sentences using a synecdoche:
The word “sails” is often used to refer to a whole ship.
The phrase “hired hands” can be used to refer to workers.
The word “head” can refer to counting cattle or people.
The word “bread” can be used to represent food in general or money (e.g. he is the breadwinner; music is my bread and butter).
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Video Content (transcription):
We are looking at how to pronounce the name for this figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole or vice versa. That sounds pretty complicated but it’s actually simple, just a couple of simple examples so you understand once and for all, it’s like when the word “sails” is used to refer to a whole ship, or the word “head” referring to counting cattle or people. Does that make any sense? Now onto how to pronounce this word. Sy nec do che. Synecdoche. You want to stree on the second syllable. Synecdoche. Synecdoche. Give this video a quick like if you’ve found it useful, and I’ll see you around. Cheers
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