Encyclopedia results for Synecdoche

1. Synecdoche
   otheruses4 the linguistic term the Charlie Kaufman film Synecdoche, New York Synecdoche from Ancient ... of that material. Synecdoche is closely related to metonymy the figure of speech in which a term ..
   
   
   
2. Synecdoche, New York
   future film Infobox Film name Synecdoche, New York image Synecdoche, New York poster.jpg caption Promotional poster for Synecdoche, New York . director Charlie Kaufman writer Charlie Kaufman starring Philip ..
   
   
   
3. Counting house
   A counting house , or compting house , literally is the building, room, office or suite in which a business firm carries on operations, particularly accounting . By an obvious synecdoche , it has come ...
   
   
   
4. Mount Sion
   a synecdoche referring to the entire city of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel it is often shortened ..
   
   
   
5. Taig
   is KAT , an acronym for Kill All Taigs . Etymology The term is a synecdoche derived from the given ... ref . Connotations Unlike Irish people Paddy , another derogatory synecdoche for an Irish people ..
   
   
   
6. Lynn Cohen
   in Charlie Kauffman s Synecdoche, New York and reprising her role as Magda in Sex and the City ... Deception 2008 Where Is Joel Baum? 2008 Eavesdrop 2008 Sex and the City The Movie 2008 Synecdoche, New ..
   
   
   
7. Byron Kim
   He gained early recognition for Synecdoche , his contribution to the 1993 Whitney Biennial , which ... Press, 2000, p249. ISBN 0521454182 ref Synecdoche 1991 1992 is a grid of 400 small, monochrome ..
   
   
   
8. Bar (counter)
   in hotel s, tavern s, and public house pubs . This term is applied as a synecdoche to drinking establishments ..
   
   
   
9. Endophora
   Metaphor Metonymy Synecdoche ling stub Category Semantics Category Pragmatics br Endoforiezh ..
   
   
   
10. List of terms for the United States of America
    of A Washington disambiguation United States Washington synecdoche Yankee In other parts of the world ..
    
    
    
11. Metaphor
    closely related rhetorical concepts such as metonym , synecdoche , simile , allegory and parable . Structure ..
    
    
    
12. Carmelites
    Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites sometimes simply Carmel by synecdoche Latin Ordo fratrum Beatà Virginis ..
    
    
    
13. Social stereotype
    Unreferenced date February 2007 Original research date September 2007 discrimination2 Social stereotype s are cases of synecdoche , where a subcategory has a socially recognized status as standing for ...
    
    
    
14. Acheron
    fathered Ascalaphus with Orphne or Gorgyra. The word is also occasionally used as a synecdoche for Hades ..
    
    
    
15. Figure of speech
    , simile, similitude, spoonerism, syllepsis, symploce, synecdoche, zeugma Scholars of classical ..
    
    
    
16. Term of disparagement
    . Many disparaging terms are synecdoche s, such as mick , Irish people paddy , and taig , all of which ..
    
    
    
17. Praline
    its use by synecdoche in Germany , the Netherlands , and Belgium to refer to filled Chocolate confectionery ..
    
    
    
18. HTML element
    , HTML elements are sometimes referred to as tags an example of synecdoche , though many prefer the term ..
    
    
    
19. Zion (disambiguation)
    TOCright Zion is a hill in Jerusalem just outside the walls of the Old City. Most often Zion is used as a synecdoche for Jerusalem and the Land of Israel . Zion is another word for an idealized, harmo ...
    
    
    
20. MICA
    Wiktionary mica Mica may refer to Mica , a silicate mineral group mica insulator an electric insulator in electronics synecdoche a synthetised gumm usually blue or grey used as electric insulator inst ...
    
    
    
21. Mount Zion
    Zion became a synecdoche referring to the entire city of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel . There is reason ..
    
    
    
22. Pars pro toto
    Pars pro toto is Latin for taking a part for the whole it is a kind of synecdoche . When used in a context of language it means that something is named after a part of it or after a limited characteristic ..
    
    
    
23. La Celestina
    used as title, synecdoche , one of the characters of the book actually called Tragicomedia de Calisto ..
    
    
    
24. Heiti
    senior , probably via Old French seignor . Several kinds of synecdoche and metonymy were employed ..
    
    
    
25. Hebraism
    Hebraism is the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew languages Hebrew language . By synecdoche successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Hebrews Jewish people , ...