What is a figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite called?
comprehension — (Rhet.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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