Metonymy (Noun)
Meaning
Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads').
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The White House announced a new policy initiative, using 'the White House' as a metonymy for the administration itself.
- She's big business, an influential entrepreneur who represents Wall Street, and the interests that lie within it.
- Hollywood is releasing ten new blockbusters this summer, thereby making it a metonymy for the entire US film industry.
- State officials claim that Capitol Hill approved the law last Friday night.
- Musicians often visit Nashville to pitch their songs to Music Row.