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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread When an individual represents a group, in speech? #217877 07/29/2014 5:49 AM Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona TitoMatito newbie TitoMatito newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona I'm trying to remember a word that I read many years ago. It describes a rhetorical device in which an individual is used to represent a group. For example: "It can help to understand the disabled user’s deeper values and needs." -- Represents all disabled users. I've tried googling all types of combinations, but it's difficult to come up with the precise keywords that get me there. If anybody knows this word and is willing to share, it would be much appreciated. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: When an individual represents a group, in speech? TitoMatito #217878 07/29/2014 9:20 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Symbol A person, place, action, or thing that (by association, resemblance, or convention) represents something other than itself. live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: When an individual represents a group, in speech? TitoMatito #217882 07/29/2014 11:01 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Sounds like a variety of synecdoche. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: When an individual represents a group, in speech? TitoMatito #217884 07/29/2014 2:14 PM Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona TitoMatito newbie TitoMatito newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Barcelona Yes, I think that must be it, although, so many specific words in English, I wonder if there's not one that's even more precise. Thanks, Faldage! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,274 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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