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metonymy [Brit mɪˈtɒnɪmi, Am məˈtɑnəmi] N

metonymy

metonimia f

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The word draws its metonymy from the pseudoscience of phrenology, and was originally simply a physical descriptor. en.wikipedia.org

In the heroic age, metonymy and synecdoche support the development of feudal or monarchic institutions embodied by idealized figures. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes, metaphor and metonymy may both be at work in the same figure of speech, or one could interpret a phrase metaphorically or metonymically. en.wikipedia.org

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