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Synecdoche

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which one thing is said and another thing is meant .The thing said and the thing meant are closely and internally related .

Example :

1.Five summers have passed .

Here summers mean years .

2.I want five hands in my office .

Here hands mean persons .

3.He earns his bread .

Here bread means food .

4.I have no silver and gold.

Here  "silver and gold" means wealth