synecdochic

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synecdochic

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  1. Synonym of synecdochical. Hence "public rites," "the rites of the Roman people," those rites conducted by magistrates, were performed on behalf of the citizen body as a whole, and, as a corollary, all citizens as individuals were understood to assent to those rites and, by synecdochic representation, to participate in them.

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@misc{synecdochic_2026,
  title = {synecdochic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/synecdochic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}