SYNECDOCHICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

synecdochically (comparative more synecdochically, superlative most synecdochically)

In a synecdochical manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Syn`ec*doch"ic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: By synecdoche.

SYNECDOCHICAL

Syn`ec*doch"ic*al, a.

Definition: Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche. Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for another. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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