HOW TO PRONOUNCE
synecdoche
/sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/
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The final e has an “ee” sound.
Stress the second syllable. The ch sounds like k and the final e sounds like ee.
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“A useful example of synecdoche.”
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noun
- 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.
- The use of this figure of speech.
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IPA pronunciation
/sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/
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/sɪˈnɛk.doʊ.ki/
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