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The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
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Metonymy — or Metronomy ( /mɨˈt … Wikipedia
metonymy — is a figure of speech in which an attribute or property is used to refer to the person or thing that has it, e.g. the White House for the American presidency and the Crown for the British monarchy. In the proverb The pen is mightier than the… … Modern English usage
Metonymy — Me*ton y*my (m[ e]*t[o^]n [i^]*m[y^]; 277), n. [L. metonymia, Gr. metwnymi a; meta , indicating change + o nyma, for o noma a name: cf. F. m[ e]tonymie. See {Name}.] (Rhet.) A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metonymy — (n.) 1560s, from Fr. métonymie (16c.) and directly from L.L. metonymia, from Gk. metonymia, lit. a change of name, related to metonomazein to call by a new name; to take a new name, from meta change (see meta ) + onyma, dialectal form of onoma… … Etymology dictionary
metonymy — [mə tän′ə mē] n. pl. metonymies [LL metonymia < Gr metōnymia < meta, other (see META ) + onoma, onyma,NAME] 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… … English World dictionary
metonymy — /mi ton euh mee/, n. Rhet. a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as scepter for sovereignty, or the bottle for strong drink, or count … Universalium
metonymy — metonym ► NOUN ▪ a word or expression used as a substitute for something with which it is closely associated, e.g. Washington for the US government. DERIVATIVES metonymic adjective metonymy noun. ORIGIN from Greek met numia change of name … English terms dictionary
metonymy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek metōnymia, from meta + ōnymon onym Date: 1547 a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
metonymy — См. metonìmia … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
metonymy — me·ton·y·my (mə tonґĭ me) [meta + Gr. onyma name] a disturbance of language seen in schizophrenic disorders in which an inappropriate but related term is used instead of the correct one … Medical dictionary
