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metonymy

/mɪ'tɑnəmi/

Synonyms of metonymy Antonyms of metonymy Examples of metonymy Usage of metonymy Parts of metonymy Definition that contains metonymy Words sounding like metonymy Explanation of metonymy

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

voice (metonymy) a singer
metalepsis substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another