Translation of "Synekdoke" into English

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  • synecdoche

    noun

    class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts

    En synekdoke, dvs. en stilfigur som kännetecknas av att en del (porten) av något helt får beteckna det hela (staden); kallas också pars pro toto.

    By a figure of speech, synecdoche, the part (gates) is put for the whole (city).

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  • synecdoche

    noun

    En synekdoke, dvs. en stilfigur som kännetecknas av att en del (porten) av något helt får beteckna det hela (staden); kallas också pars pro toto.

    By a figure of speech, synecdoche, the part (gates) is put for the whole (city).

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