sinécdoque

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ) "jointly receiving", from σύν (sún, “with”) + ἐκ (ek, “out of”) + δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to accept”), this last element related to δοκέω (dokéō) "I think, suppose, seem".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ˈnek.ðo.ke/

Noun

sinécdoque f (plural sinécdoques)

  1. (rhetoric) synecdoche, synecdochy
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