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JadziaDax · 10-22-2003, 01:41 AM

The Word of the Day for October 22 is:

synecdoche • \suh-NEK-duh-kee\ • (noun) a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or vice versa, the species for the genus or vice versa, or the name of the material for the thing made

A little more information about today’s word:
"Synecdoche," from Greek "syn-" ("together") and "ekdochē" ("interpretation"), is a good word to know if you are a budding author. Writers, and especially poets, use synecdoche in several different ways to create vivid imagery. Most frequently, synecdoche involves substituting a part for the whole, as in our example sentence. Less commonly, it involves putting the whole for the part ("society" for "high society"), the species for the genus ("cutthroat" for "assassin"), the genus for the species ("a creature" for "a man"), or the material for the thing made ("boards" for "stage"). Synecdoche is similar to metonymy—the use of the name of one thing in place of something associated with it (such as "Shakespeare" for "the works of Shakespeare").

My sentence:
The poetic use of "fifty sails" for "fifty ships" is an example of synecdoche.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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10-22-2003, 01:41 AM	#83 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 22 The Word of the Day for October 22 is: synecdoche • \suh-NEK-duh-kee\ • (noun) a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or vice versa, the species for the genus or vice versa, or the name of the material for the thing made A little more information about today’s word: "Synecdoche," from Greek "syn-" ("together") and "ekdochē" ("interpretation"), is a good word to know if you are a budding author. Writers, and especially poets, use synecdoche in several different ways to create vivid imagery. Most frequently, synecdoche involves substituting a part for the whole, as in our example sentence. Less commonly, it involves putting the whole for the part ("society" for "high society"), the species for the genus ("cutthroat" for "assassin"), the genus for the species ("a creature" for "a man"), or the material for the thing made ("boards" for "stage"). Synecdoche is similar to metonymy—the use of the name of one thing in place of something associated with it (such as "Shakespeare" for "the works of Shakespeare"). My sentence: The poetic use of "fifty sails" for "fifty ships" is an example of synecdoche. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? Last edited by JadziaDax; 10-22-2003 at 02:31 AM..