metonymymɪˈtɒn ə mi
metonymy (n)
- plural
- metonymies
English Definitions:
metonymy (noun)
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
metonymy (Noun)
The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
metonymy (Noun)
A metonym.
Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Hollywood" is used as a metonym for the US film industry because of the fame and cultural identity of Hollywood, a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, as the historical center of film studios and film stars. A building which houses the seat of government or the national capital is often used to represent the government of a country, such as "Westminster" or "Washington". The words "metonymy" and "metonym" come from the Greek: μετωνυμία, metōnymía, "a change of name", from μετά, metá, "after, beyond" and -ωνυμία, -ōnymía, a suffix used to name figures of speech, from ὄνῠμα, ónyma or ὄνομα, ónoma, "name." Metonymy also may be instructively contrasted with metaphor. Both figures involve the substitution of one term for another. In metaphor, this substitution is based on some specific similarity, whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association.
Metonymy
Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
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