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metonymy

noun

  1. figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to indirectly by the name of something closely associated with it
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɪˈtɑnəmi/ / /mɪˈtɒnəmi/

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

  1. The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

    Metonymy does new names impose, And things for things by near relation shews.

    ...the principle of metonymy is simply to substitute for the plain name of a thing a name or phrase based on something connected with it.

  2. A metonym.