Synecdoche.
(Of thelat. )Synecdoche, and this of theGr. s?(e)? d?, of s?(e)? d?(do? to?, receiving together).
1. f. Ret. Trope which consists of extend, restrict or in any way alter the meaning of the words, to designate a whole with the name of one of its parts, or vice versa; a genus with one species, or conversely; one thing with the subject that is formed, etc.
