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(rhetoric) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part. / (rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech.

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synecdoche

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Source Word

synecdoche

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/

Noun

countable rhetoric uncountable

(rhetoric) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part. / (rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech.

Japanese Meaning

提喩：修辞技法の一つで、部分をもって全体を表現する、または全体で部分を表現する表現方法