Pars Pro Toto

Pars Pro Toto. Pars pro toto is Latin for ” (taking) a part for the whole” it is a kind of synecdoche When used in a context of language it means that something is named after a part of it (or after a limited characteristic in itself not necessarily representative for the whole) Eg “glasses” is a “pars pro toto” name for something that consists of more than just two pieces of glass.

From Tate Ward Auctions Alicja Kwade Pars pro Toto (2019) Archival ink jet print on stock paper 594 × 42 cm.

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Pars pro toto Latin for “a part (taken) for the whole” is a figure of speech where the name of a portion of an object place or concept represents its entirety It is distinct from a merism which is a reference to a whole by an enumeration of parts metonymy where an object place or concept is called by something or some place associated with the object place or concept or.

Toronto Slavic Quarterly: Михаил Павловец "Pars pro toto

A pars pro toto (in which a part is used to describe the whole) is the opposite of a totum pro parte WikiMatrix Exemples comuns d’ús del pars pro toto en la geografia política són els següents “Rússia” o “poble rus” per designar tot l’Imperi Rus o la Unió Soviètica i/o la totalitat dels seus pobles sotmesos “Holanda” per als Països Baixos o “Anglaterra” pel Regne Unit.

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Pars Pro Toto Pars Pro Toto Directed by Katarzyna Lecka Buy ticket here After the death of his wife and only son an aging artist cuts himself off from the world living alone in his empty flat and spending sleepless nights looking at the memories of his past and at his unfinished paintings.