n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' tä-n ə -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek met ō nymia, from meta- + - ō nymon -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 associated (as “ crown ” in “ lands belonging to the crown ” )
– met · o · nym · ic \ ˌ me-t ə - ' ni-mik \ or met · o · nym · i · cal \ -mi-k ə l \ adjective