Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synecdochical

/ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
synec-dochi-cal
IPA
/ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or exhibiting synecdoche.

adj

Of, relating to, or exhibiting synecdoche.

Etymology

Etymology tree English synecdoche Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English synecdochical From synecdoche + -ical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more synecdochical (comparative) most synecdochical (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce synecdochical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/.
What does synecdochical mean?
Of, relating to, or exhibiting synecdoche.
Where does synecdochical come from?
Etymology tree English synecdoche Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English synecdochical From synecdoche + -ical.

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