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synecdoche

/ˈsɪnəkˌduʃ/ /ˈsaɪnɪkˌdɒtʃ/
noun
GeneralLiterature
  1. 1 kapsamlayış, sinekdoki countable

Definition (English)

A figure of speech where a part represents the whole, or the whole represents a part.

Example Sentences

  1. In "all hands on deck", the word "hands" is a synecdoche for the sailors.
    "All hands on deck" ifadesindeki "hands" kelimesi, denizciler yerine kullanılmış bir kapsamlayış örneğidir.
  2. A good synecdoche can compress a whole crowd into a single concrete image.
    İyi bir kapsamlayış, bütün bir kalabalığı tek bir somut imgeye sığdırabilir.

Collocations

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