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synecdochism (iou)



synecdochism noun. M19.
[from SYNECDOCHE + -ISM.]
Grammar & Rhetoric. Synecdochical style; the use of synecdoche. M19.
Anthropology. Belief or cultural practice in which a part of an object or person is taken as equivalent to or standing for the whole. rare. M19.