Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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synecdochic | No | Yes | No | No |
nonliteral | No | Yes | No | No |
synecdochic (adjective) | nonliteral (adjective) |
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using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech |