Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- According to the synecdochical mode of speaking; by synecdoche.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By synecdoche.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
synecdochical manner.
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Examples
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They use it synecdochically -- and one of the problems of knowing a word like "synecdochically" is that you really want an excuse to say synecdochically.
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They use it synecdochically -- and one of the problems of knowing a word like "synecdochically" is that you really want an excuse to say synecdochically.
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They use it synecdochically -- and one of the problems of knowing a word like "synecdochically" is that you really want an excuse to say synecdochically.
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For Sands' sacrifice to obtain value as protest, it must function synecdochically.
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This whole talk has just been an excuse to get me to the point where I could say synecdochically to all of you.
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But when you use a part of something -- like the dictionary is a part of the language, or a flag stands for the United States, a symbol of the country -- then you're using it synecdochically.
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And I could sense that she thought I was speaking synecdochically.
Nathan Myhrvold on archeology, animal photography, BBQ ... Nathan Myhrvold 2007
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And I could sense that she thought I was speaking synecdochically.
Nathan Myhrvold on archeology, animal photography, BBQ ... Nathan Myhrvold 2007
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But when you use a part of something -- like the dictionary is a part of the language, or a flag stands for the United States, a symbol of the country -- then you're using it synecdochically.
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This whole talk has just been an excuse to get me to the point where I could say synecdochically to all of you.
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