What's the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?

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Synecdoche specifically uses part-for-whole relationships (wheels for car, heads for people), while metonymy uses any close association (crown for royalty, Pentagon for military). Synecdoche is more structural, metonymy more conceptual.

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Synecdoche

Use a part to represent the whole, or vice versa.

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