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Dear Verlangen:
We have a problem. A oart used for the whole is:
Synecdoche
n.
5LME, altered (infl. by L) < synodoche < ML sinodoche, for L synecdoche < Gr synekdochc, lit., a receiving together < synekdechesthai, to receive together < syn3, together + ekdechesthai, to receive < ek3, from + dechesthai, to receive < IE base *dea3 > DECENT6 a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole, an individual for a class, a material for a thing, or the reverse of any of these (Ex.: bread for food, the army for a soldier, or copper for a penny)
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Right off hand, I cannot remember what is the opposite to synecdoche, I'll try to look it up.
Here is very good URL about rhetoric. Takes a while to navigate it, but lot of good stuff in it.
Many,many terms defined. But no way to go from definition back to name of the term.
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Rhetorical Term Verlangen 07/14/02 12:14 AM Re: Rhetorical Term wwh 07/14/02 01:00 AM Re: Rhetorical Term Verlangen 07/14/02 01:17 AM Re: Rhetorical Term wwh 07/14/02 01:26 AM Re: Rhetorical Term wwh 07/14/02 01:40 AM Re: Rhetorical Term slithy toves 07/14/02 02:18 AM Gk. "to take with something else" belligerentyouth 07/14/02 11:12 AM Re: Gk. "to take with something else" of troy 07/14/02 01:18 PM Re: Gk. "to take with something else" Verlangen 07/14/02 01:49 PM Re:synecdoche and metonymy wwh 07/14/02 02:45 PM Re:synecdoche and metonymy Verlangen 07/14/02 07:03 PM
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