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synecdochism
synecdochism (sɪˈnɛkdəkɪz(ə)m) [f. synecdoche + -ism.] a. Gram. and Rhet. Synecdochical style; the use of synecdoche. b. Ethnol. Belief or practice in which a part of an object or person is taken as equivalent to the whole, so that anything done to, or by means of, the part is held to take effect up... Oxford English Dictionary
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synecdochic
synecdochic, a. (sɪnɛkˈdɒkɪk) [ad. mod.L. synecdochicus, a. Gr. συνεκδοχικός, f. συνεκδοχή synecdoche.] a. Gram. and Rhet. = next, a. b. Ethnol. Involving synecdochism (see b).1787 Pinkerton Diss. Scythians i. iv. 69 note, Diodorus Siculus remarks the cloudy speech, and intellect, synecdochic phrase... Oxford English Dictionary
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