synecdoche

10 letters · noun · scores 3,000 in SpellHuntr

noun

substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

Synecdoche in a sentence

Synecdoche the whole for part will take, Or part for whole, just for the metre's sake.

"Holocaust" can become a tired synecdoche for war crimes in general.

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