METONYMY


Meaning of METONYMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈtä-nə-mē ]

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 associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”)

• met·o·nym·ic ˌme-tə-ˈni-mik or met·o·nym·i·cal -mi-kəl adjective

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