METONYMIA

Meaning of METONYMIA in English

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n [Rhet.] metonymy

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

METONYMY — noun (plural -mies) Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek metōnymia, from meta- + -ōnymon -onym Date: 1547 a figure of speech …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METONYMY — mə̇ˈtänəmē, meˈ-, -əmi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek metōnymia, from meta- + -ōnymia -onymy : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METONYMIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nimik adjective or met·o·nym·i·cal -mə̇kəl Etymology: metonymic from Greek metōnymikos, from metōnymia metonymy + -ikos -ic; metonymical from Greek metōnymikos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METONYMY — /mi ton"euh mee/ , n. Rhet. a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METONYMY — noun ( plural -mies ) Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek metōnymia, from meta- + -ōnymon -onym Date: 1547 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METONYMY — [me.ton.y.my] n, pl -mies [L metonymia, fr. Gk metonymia, fr. meta- + -onymon -onym] (1547): a figure of speech consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METONYMY — n. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (e.g. Crown for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METONYMY — n. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (e.g. Crown for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METONYMY — n. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (e.g. Crown for …
Oxford English vocab

Interlingua English vocab

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