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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg synecdoche PRONUNCIATION: (si-NEK-duh-kee) MEANING: noun: A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole or vice versa. Examples: head count to refer to the count of people or the police to refer to a policeman ETYMOLOGY: From Latin synekdoche, from Greek synekdokhe, from syn- (together) + ekdokhe (interpretation). Earliest documented use: 1397. USAGE: Rome was the heart of Italy, a synecdoche for all that humanity had wrought. Rome bore witness to the fate of republics and empires, faiths and fortunes. Jane Kamensky; John Singleton Copleys Grand Tour; Smithsonian (Washington, DC); Apr 2014.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:54:47 +0000

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