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Totum pro parte

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How To Say Totum Pro Parte

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Latein auf Deutsch: pars pro toto - totum pro parte

Totum pro parte is Latin for "the whole for a part"; it refers to a kind of metonymy. The plural is tota pro partibus, "wholes for parts". When used in a context of language it means that something is named after something of which it is only a part. A pars pro toto is the opposite of a totum pro parte.
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