metonymies

Variant of metonymy

metonymy definition

me·tony·my (mə tän′ə mē)

noun pl. metonymies -·mies

a figure of speech in which the name of one thing is used in place of that of another associated with or suggested by it (Ex.: “the White House” for “the President”)

Etymology: LL metonymia < Gr metōnymia < meta, other (see meta-) + onoma, onyma, name

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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