See synecdoche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole",
"word": "halisakop"
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"roman": "sǎm-pót-jà-nai",
"sense": "figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole",
"word": "สัมพจนัย"
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"sense": "figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole",
"word": "sinekdoş"
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