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PRONUNCIATION OF SYNECDOCHICAL

synecdochical  [ˌsɪnɛkˈdɒkɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNECDOCHICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Synecdochical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SYNECDOCHICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synecdoche

A synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/, si-NEK-də-kee; from Greek synekdoche (συνεκδοχή), meaning "simultaneous understanding") is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something, or vice-versa. An example is referring to workers as hired hands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNECDOCHICAL


anarchical
ænˈɑːkɪkəl
antimonarchical
ˌæntɪməˈnɑːkɪkəl
article
ˈɑːtɪkəl
autarchical
ɔːˈtɑːkɪkəl
autarkical
ɔːˈtɑːkɪkəl
chemical
ˈkɛmɪkəl
diarchical
daɪˈɑːkɪkəl
dyarchical
daɪˈɑːkɪkəl
hierarchical
ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
metapsychical
ˌmetəˈsaɪkɪkəl
monarchical
məˈnɑːkɪkəl
nonhierarchical
ˌnɒnhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl
oligarchical
ˌɒlɪˈɡɑːkɪkəl
parapsychical
ˌpærəˈsaɪkɪkəl
pentarchical
pɛnˈtɑːkɪkəl
psychical
ˈsaɪkɪkəl
squirarchical
ˌskwaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
squirearchical
ˌskwaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
stomachical
stəˈmækɪkəl
tetrarchical
teˈtrɑːkɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNECDOCHICAL

syne
synecdoche
synecdochic
synecdochically
synecdochism
synechia
synecious
synecologic
synecological
synecologically
synecologist
synecology
synecphoneses
synecphonesis
synectic
synectically
synectics
synedrial
synedrion
syneidesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNECDOCHICAL

autobiographical
bibliographical
bioethical
biogeographical
biographical
critical
demographical
ethical
ethnographical
geographical
graphical
historiographical
lexicographical
mythical
philosophical
photographical
stratigraphical
topographical
typographical
unethical
zoogeographical

Synonyms and antonyms of synecdochical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synecdochical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNECDOCHICAL

Find out the translation of synecdochical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of synecdochical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synecdochical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

synecdochical
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

synecdochical
570 millions of speakers

English

synecdochical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

synecdochical
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

synecdochical
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

synecdochical
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

synecdochical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

synecdochical
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

synecdoque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

synecdochical
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

synecdochical
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

synecdochical
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Synecdochical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

synecdochical
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

synecdochical
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिनेक्डोचिकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

synecdochical
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

synecdochical
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

synecdochical
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

synecdochical
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinecdocală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

synecdochical
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

synecdochical
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synecdochical
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synecdochical
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synecdochical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNECDOCHICAL»

The term «synecdochical» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNECDOCHICAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «synecdochical» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «synecdochical» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about synecdochical

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNECDOCHICAL»

Discover the use of synecdochical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synecdochical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off Stage/on Display: Intimacy and Ethnography in the Age of ...
I have defined synecdochical mischief as someone's readiness to discredit a whole by virtue of discrediting any of its parts (Glaeser 2000 : 261). In many social contexts, the practice of synecdochical mischief is taken to constitute outside status ...
Andrew Shryock, 2004
2
The Oxford Handbook of Holocaust Studies
In synecdoche, a part represents the whole or vice versa, and in synecdochical diaries, theauthor writes about himself and his family. Thestoryisof the waythe whole (historical catastrophe) operates on the smallpart(thewriterand his immediate ...
Peter Hayes, John K. Roth, 2010
3
Studies in the History of the English Language II: Unfolding ...
sometimes as a kind of linguistic shorthand: rather than uttering an entire generic term, speakers and writers may use a briefer, nongeneric synecdochical term that is associated with the generic term. Thus speakers will sometimes say Kleenex ...
Anne Curzan, Kimberly Emmons, 2004
4
A Biblical Theology of the Doctrines of Sovereign Grace: ...
12 an intricate balance between its physicality and instrumentality along with a synecdochical extension.112 Yet, the vitality of Paul's metaphors of “body” and “ members” in vv. 12–13 depends largely upon his emphasis on their instrumentality.
George J. Zemek, 2005
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The Cyropædia of Xenophon: According to the Text of L. ...
I. 8 ; S. § 157. N. 9. noiiur conforms grammatically to the subject of tiaroflTcu. of refers to tavtu* (S. § 178. 2) for its antecedent. 6. nnnlv is constructed withra/ii? (S. § 197. 2), instead of being the accusative synecdochical (S. § 167). Cf. K. § 285.
Xenophon, John Jason Owen, 1846
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Recognizing European Modernities: A Montage of the Present
A synecdochical statement rendering — along with the representation of foreign goods and the recreation of "exotic" or colonial street and village scenes — "the whole world metonymically present." A synecdochical statement which attempted  ...
Allan Pred, 1995
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Recognising European Modernities: A Montage of the Present
A synecdochical statement rendering - along with the representation of foreign goods and the recreation of “exotic” or colonial street and village scenes — “the whole world metonymically present.” A synecdochical statement which attempted  ...
Allan Pred, 2014
8
On 'What Is History?': From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White
Alternatively, a synecdochical trope would sanction a 'figuring out' movement in the opposite direction (from whole to parts); towards the integration of all apparently particular phenomena into a whole so that the particulars are understood in ...
Keith Jenkins, 2005
9
Thinking Barcelona: Ideologies of a Global City
A long tradition of Catalan writers have portrayed the Emporda as a synecdochical equivalent to Catalonia. Most notably, modernista poet Ioan Maragall (1860-1911), who was the grandfather of Barcelona's mayor Pasqual Maragall, wrote in ...
Edgar Illas, 2012
10
Goncharov's Oblomov: A Critical Companion
73 The indisputable virtuoso of synecdochical images is, of course, Gogol who not only created "The Nose" but also managed to describe the Nevsky Prospect crowds at different times of the day solely through their mustaches, sideburns, ...
Galya Diment, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNECDOCHICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synecdochical is used in the context of the following news items.
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New lawsuit addresses 'irreparable' harm in foster care system
The synecdochical nature of the suit also extends to the plaintiffs: James is listed alongside 10 children who are listed under pseudonyms to protect their ... «Amsterdam News, Jul 15»
2
House of Games: A Look into the World of Walead Beshty
Occupied by Beshty for four years, this studio, in a former warehouse, is a monument to function, even performing as a synecdochical camera — as he fancied ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jan 15»
3
Myth Busts: The Enduring Legacy of Breast-Shaped Glassware
Mayor describes this phenomenon in "Libation Titillation" as a "synecdochical fetish," an instance where the woman is the wine, where "woman-as-breast ... «Eater, Dec 14»
4
The Search for Utopia: Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Alfred …
Furthermore, the synecdochical practice of referring to the working class by the only part of their physiognomy which is used in their industrial occupation – their ... «Student Pulse, Oct 14»
5
Tickle gizzard and the pleasure pivot: A history of sex slang and the …
What matters is the language he used, or more properly the language into which Urquhart, a devotee of 'metonymical, ironical, metaphysical and synecdochical ... «Salon, Oct 14»
6
Apple Pay And How Computers Became The Cocaine Of The 21st …
... self-worth connected to vocation, which became a jarring brake on the flood of branding and commerce that had become synecdochical with human progress. «Forbes, Sep 14»
7
Tom Peck: Without a trombone in sight, Bronson spread the Lurpak …
The concentric Umbro diamonds used to be as synecdochical to England as the sleeved chevrons of Hummel were the Danes. What's worse, is the Americans ... «The Independent, May 14»
8
Photographer explores Charles Starkweather, Caril Ann Fugate
“I've tried to dance around the story more than establish a clear narrative; I've tried to jump from one synecdochical piece of the puzzle to another. Some of the ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Oct 13»
9
Sleuthing with Luther series 3
As ever, writer and director Neil Cross and Miller leave us with a lot to think about, whether it's the inference required by many of their darker, synecdochical ... «Oxford Student, Jul 13»
10
Amir Fattal on Erich Mendelsohn, Albert Speer, and Dropping Moral …
In this particular case, he has taken up two architects, Erich Mendelsohn and Albert Speer as synecdochical points of reference to investigate the artistic ... «ARTINFO, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Synecdochical [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/synecdochical>. Apr 2024 ».
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