Merismus
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /məˈɹɪzməs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Merismus is a noun meaning (rhetoric) A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole.
Meaning
(rhetoric) A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metonymy, meronym, meronymy, holonymy, holonym, metonymic.
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