To pronounce "synecdoche", say SYNECD-och-e — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"synecdoche" has 3 syllables: synecd-och-e.
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To pronounce "synecdoche", say SYNECD-och-e — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Synecdoche" has 3 syllables: synecd · och · e.
Synecdoche: A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.
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