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adverbsynecdochally (comparative more synecdochally, superlative most synecdochally)
comparative more synecdochally · superlative most synecdochally
- In a synecdochal manner.
Near-synonym: metonymically
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"This repetition frequently combines with a shorthand signification which stands synecdochally for the entire memory, which is usually too terrible to bear."
2014, Alan Gibbs, Contemporary American Trauma NarrativesSynonyms: synecdochically, metonymically · Antonyms: literally
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synecdochally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synecdochally
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“synecdochally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synecdochally. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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