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Noun: synecdoche  si'nek-du-kee
  1. Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

Derived forms: synecdoches

See also: synecdochic

Type of: figure, figure of speech, image, trope

Encyclopedia: Synecdoche Synecdoche, New York

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syndetic
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syndical
syndicalism
syndicalist
syndicate
syndication
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syndrome
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synechia
Synentognathi
Synercus
Synercus caffer
syneresis
synergetic
synergism
synergist