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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.

Hypernyms

  • Figure Of Speech
  • Figure
  • Image

Related Words

  • Metonymical (adjective)
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