METONYMY


Meaning of METONYMY in English

n. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (e.g. Crown for king, the turf for horse-racing).

Derivatives:

metonymic adj. metonymical adj.

Etymology: LL metonymia f. Gk metonumia (as META-, onoma, onuma name)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.