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synecdoche.

hitshúbé, v. To use part of a thing to refer to the whole; synecdoche of the first kind. Tshitsai (words) is a common synecdoche for widhai (stories).

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

tags: verb, rhetoric
reverse terms: synecdoche

mílitrúbé, v. To use the whole of a thing to refer to a part; synecdoche of the second kind. Ossa is a self-synecdoche, as it first meant "sky" and later also became "universe."

See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

tags: verb, rhetoric
reverse terms: synecdoche