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	~~Meaning ______ in~~ Greek~~/Latin,~~ a ~~synecdoche~~ is a ~~figure of speech<ref name=Ref1/> that~~...		'''Synecdoche''' (sə-nek-də-kē from the Greek synekdoche which translates to "simultaneous understanding") is a literary device that utilizes a part of an object or the entire object is used to represent some part of the whole object.

			This trope can function in many ways as a literary device. It can allow larger groups to represent a smaller one or visa versa. It can also refer to a thing by the material it is made of or the packaging it is contained in.