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metonym

/'mɛtənɪm/

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noun
a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
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"Washington is a metonym for the United States government" "plastic is a metonym for credit card"

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voice (metonymy) a singer
metonymically in a metonymic manner
metalepsis substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another