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Metonymy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metonymy (pronounced /mɨˈtɒnɨmi/ ) is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that...
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Definition of metonym in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of metonym. Pronunciation of metonym. Translations of metonym. metonym synonyms, metonym antonyms. Information about metonym in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... metonym - a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing;
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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary ... [edit] Derived terms ... Singular; metonym...
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A word or phrase used in place of another with which it is closely associated. ... A steering wheel would be a good metonym for driving, a violin a good metonym for a classical orchestra, bread a good metonym for a baker's shop, a file folder a good metonym for organizing documents in a computer.
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Definition of metonym from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of metonym. Pronunciation of metonym. metonym synonyms. metonym usage examples and metonym quotes. ... "metonym." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about metonym. metonym. Information about metonym in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from metonym)
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Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes. ... The pen is mightier than the sword; The pen is an attribute of thoughts that are written with a pen; the sword is an attribute of military action ... We await word from the crown.
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Synonym Detection and Automatic Word Stemming.... Someone has come up with a way to figure out what synonyms Google has for a word: search for the word and synonyms minus the word.... and see also article ... Metonym: A word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing ;
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