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Meaning of synecdoche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[syˈnɛɡ.dɔ.kʰeː]

Definitions

  1. the putting of a whole for a part
    declension-1
  2. (rhetoric) synecdoche (certain type of metaphor)
    Late-Latin, declension-1

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

synedre synedri synedris synedro synedrorum synedros

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