synekdoke

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ).

Noun

synekdoke c (uncountable)

  1. synecdoche

Declension

Declension of synekdoke
nominative genitive
singular indefinite synekdoke synekdokes
definite synekdoken synekdokens
plural indefinite
definite

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