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metonymy - Dictionary definition and meaning for metonymy

METONYMY

  • (noun) substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

    "The Stars and Stripes" is a metonym for the American Flag. -added by dshefman

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for metonymy

  • (Tag: ) using a METAphorical NAME = METONYMY

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