According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SYNECDOCHIC
synecdochic, synecdochical
(adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; “to use ‘hand’ for ‘worker’ or ‘ten sail’ for ‘ten ships’ or ‘steel’ for ‘sword’ is to use a synecdochic figure of speech”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
synecdochic (comparative more synecdochic, superlative most synecdochic)
synonym of synecdochical
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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