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metonymies Definition


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metonymy
noun
    metonymies
    1. linguistics.
      The use of a word referring to an element or attribute of something to mean the thing itself, eg the bottle for ‘the drinking of alcohol' or the Crown for ‘the sovereign'.
Derivative: metonymic
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Greek metonymia, literally ‘change of name'.



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