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	'''Synecdoche''' (sə-nek-də-kē"<ref name=Ref1/>); from the Greek synekdoche ~~which translates~~ to "simultaneous comprehension"<ref name=Ref2/> is a literary device that utilizes a part of an object or the entire object 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 smaller ones or vice versa.		'''Synecdoche''' (sə-nek-də-kē"<ref name=Ref1/>), which is derived from the Greek synekdoche and translated to "simultaneous comprehension"<ref name=Ref2/>, is a literary device that utilizes a part of an object or the entire object 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 smaller ones or vice versa.
	For instance, an object can be identified by the material it is made with or by the material it is packaged in. (Mulvey 165).<ref name=Ref3/>		For instance, an object can be identified by the material it is made with or by the material it is packaged in. (Mulvey 165).<ref name=Ref3/>