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Meaning of metonymy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

metonymy

noun

Definitions

  1. The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

  2. A metonym.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metonymy

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