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“synecdochic”
synecdochic (sin" ek DAHK ik) (adjective), more synecdochic, most synecdochic
A reference to the meanings of words or text that are not literal; so, using figures of speech; figurative, nonliteral: Manuel used a synecdochic term when he spoke to a young boy in town, "Hey man, can you tell me where I can find the train station?"
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syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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