METONYM

Meaning of METONYM in English

n. word or concept that represents another word or concept to which it is related but does not specifically denote (Rhetoric)

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METONYM — noun Etymology: back-formation from ~y Date: 1862 a word used in ~y
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METONYM — ˈmed.əˌnim noun ( -s ) Etymology: back-formation from metonymy : a word used in metonymy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METONYM — /met"euh nim/ , n. a word used in metonymy. [ 1830-40; back formation from METONYMY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METONYM — noun Etymology: back-formation from metonymy Date: 1862 : a word used in metonymy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METONYM — [ 'mɛtənɪm ] ■ noun a word or expression used as a substitute for something with which it is closely …
Concise Oxford English vocab
METONYM — [met.o.nym] n [back-formation fr. metonymy] (1862): a word used in metonymy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METONYM — metonym BrE AmE ˈmet ə nɪm AmE \ ˈmet̬- ▷ metonym|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METONYM — n. a word used in metonymy. [back-form. f. METONYMY, after synonym]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METONYM — n. a word used in metonymy. [ back-form. f. METONYMY, after synonym ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METONYM — n. a word used in metonymy. Etymology: back-form. f. METONYMY, after synonym
Oxford English vocab
METONYM — n. метонимия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
METONYM — n. метонимия
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METONYM — n. Pronunciation: ' me-t ə - ˌ nim Function: noun Etymology: back-formation from metonymy Date: 1862 : a word used …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SYNONYM — noun see: name Date: 15th century one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYNONYM — ˈsinəˌnim noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synonymum, from Greek synōnymon, from neuter of synōnymos synonymous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNONYM — — synonymic, synonymical , adj. — synonymity /sin'euh nim"i tee/ , n. /sin"euh nim/ , n. 1. a word having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVEN — — heavenless , adj. /hev"euhn/ , n. 1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIRL — /gerrl/ , n. 1. a female child, from birth to full growth. 2. a young, immature woman, esp. formerly, an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNONYM — noun Etymology: Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synonymum, from Greek synōnymon, from neuter of synōnymos synonymous, from syn- + onyma …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNONYM — [syn.o.nym] n [ME sinonyme, fr. L synonymum, fr. Gk synonymon, fr. neut. of synonymos synonymous, fr. syn- + onyma name--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METONYMY — metonym|y BrE AmE me ˈtɒn əm |i mə-, mɪ-, -ɪm- AmE \ -ˈtɑːn- ▷ metonym|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VOCABLE — Synonyms and related words : allophone, alveolar, antonym, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, bilabial, cacuminal, cerebral, check, consonant, continuant, dental, …
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UTTERANCE — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, address, adjectival phrase, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, answer, antonym, apostrophe, articulation, assertion, …
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USAGE — Synonyms and related words : acceptance, acceptation, acception, active use, adjectival phrase, antonym, appliance, application, articulation, automatism, bad habit, bon …
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TERM — Synonyms and related words : Z, abundant year, academic year, adjectival phrase, administration, agree, annum, antonym, apodosis, appellation, arrange, articles, …
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SYNONYM — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, actual thing, antonym, articulation, carbon copy, copy, dead ringer, ditto, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact …
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SYLLABLE — Synonyms and related words : Spenserian stanza, allophone, alveolar, antistrophe, antonym, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, atom, bilabial, bit, book, …
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POLYSYLLABLE — Synonyms and related words : antonym, articulation, expression, free form, grandiloquence, hard word, homograph, homonym, homophone, jawbreaker, lexeme, lexiphanicism, linguistic …
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MONOSYLLABLE — Synonyms and related words : antonym, articulation, expression, free form, homograph, homonym, homophone, lexeme, linguistic form, locution, logos, metonym, minimum …
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LOCUTION — Synonyms and related words : adjectival phrase, antonym, articulation, choice of words, clause, composition, construction, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, free …
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LEXEME — Synonyms and related words : antonym, articulation, expression, free form, glosseme, homograph, homonym, homophone, icon, lexical form, linguistic form, locution, …
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HOMONYM — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, actual thing, antonym, articulation, carbon copy, copy, dead ringer, ditto, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact …
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