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synecdoche
noun
a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole, an individual for a class, a material for a thing, or the reverse of any of these (Ex.: bread for food, the army for a soldier, or copper for a penny)
Related Forms:
- synecdochic adjective or synecdochical
See synecdoche in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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