syndoche

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A form of synecdoche — A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.

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Meanings

nounsyndoche (countable and uncountable, plural syndoches)

plural syndoches

  1. alternativecountablerareuncountableAlternative spelling of synecdoche.
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APA

syndoche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syndoche

MLA

“syndoche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syndoche. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syndoche,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syndoche.

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