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, “to think, suppose, seem”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈneɡdoke/ [siˈneɣ̞.ð̞o.ke]
  • Rhymes: -eɡdoke
  • Syllabification: si‧néc‧do‧que

Noun

sinécdoque f (plural sinécdoques)

  1. (rhetoric) synecdoche, synecdochy

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