synecdoche
(noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
synecdoche (countable and uncountable, plural synecdoches)
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.
Hyponyms: pars pro toto, totum pro parte
Hypernym: metonymy
(rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech.
Synonym: synecdochy
Technically, a synecdoche is a part of the referent while a metonym is connected or associated but not necessarily a part of it.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*ec"do*che, n. Etym: [L. synecdoche, Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the thing made, etc. Bain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2024
(adjective) (of sleep) deep and complete; “a heavy sleep”; “fell into a profound sleep”; “a sound sleeper”; “deep wakeless sleep”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
