synecdochic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English synecdoche Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English synecdochic From synecdoche + -ic.
Meanings
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Synonym of synecdochical.
Hence "public rites," "the rites of the Roman people," those rites conducted by magistrates, were performed on behalf of the citizen body as a whole, and, as a corollary, all citizens as individuals were understood to assent to those rites and, by synecdochic representation, to participate in them.
2012, Clifford Ando, Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284: The Critical Century (The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome), 22 George Square, Edinburgh EH89LF: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more synecdochic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most synecdochic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |