Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "synecdoche" siffa ce ta magana da ake amfani da wani ɓangare na wani abu don yin nuni ga gaba ɗaya, ko akasin haka. Alal misali, lokacin da mutum ke nufin "dukkan hannayen da ke kan bene," suna amfani da synecdoche ta hanyar nufin hannaye a matsayin wani ɓangare na jiki don wakiltar dukan mutum. Wani misali kuma shi ne lokacin da wani ya kira ƙungiyar ma'aikata a matsayin "hannun haya," ta yin amfani da hannu don wakiltar mutum gaba ɗaya.