sinécdoque
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin synecdoche, from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ, “jointly receiving”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ἐκ (ek, “out of”) + δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to accept”), this last element related to δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, suppose, seem”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sinécdoque f (plural sinécdoques)
Further reading
[edit]- “sinécdoque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡdoke
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡdoke/4 syllables
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