synecdochical

English

Etymology

synecdoche + -ical

Adjective

synecdochical (comparative more synecdochical, superlative most synecdochical)

  1. Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice versa (the court for the judge).

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