1. synecdoche
2. SynecdocheSynecdoche (-də-kee; from Greek synekdoche, meaning "simultaneous understanding", is a figure of speech in which a term is used in one of the following ways: Part of something is used to refer to the whole thing, or A thing is used to refer to part of it, or A specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or A general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or A material is used to refer to an object composed of that material, or A container is used to refer to its contents.
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