synecdoche

Etymology

Gk. "to take with something else" or Gr. from sun "together with" and "a receiving from"

Synonyms, partial synonyms, and alternate spellings

comprehension synecdoche, figure of quick conceite, intelleccion, intellectio, pars pro toto, subintellectio, transfer

Definition

A whole is substituted for one of its parts or vice versa.

Example

After twenty-five years in the field. I've traded the front seat of a 4 x 4 for a swivel chair and a desk. The change did not come easily for me. As the old saying goes — it's a lot easier to take the man out of the field than to take the field out of the man. (Oklahoma 1995:61)

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. 1995. Outdoor Oklahoma. Vol. 51–52.

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antanaclasis
antanametabole
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epanaphora
mesodiplosis
parison
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polyptoton
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