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Synecdoche: Difference between revisions
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"Every metonymy is a synecdoche, but not every synecdoche is a metonymy. This rule is true because a metonymy must not only be a part of the root word, making a synecdoche, but also be a unique attribute of or associated with the root word" (Modugno) | "Every metonymy is a synecdoche, but not every synecdoche is a metonymy. This rule is true because a metonymy must not only be a part of the root word, making a synecdoche, but also be a unique attribute of or associated with the root word" (Modugno) | ||
The White House, the Kremlin, and Downing Street can be used to represent the governments of the United States of America, Russia, and Great Britain, respectively. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||