Definitions for metonym
ˈmɛt ə nɪmmetonym

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1. metonymnoun

   a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing

   "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"

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1. metonymnoun

   A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.

   Calling the monarch "your majesty" is using a metonym.

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1. metonym

   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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1. metonym

   A metonym is a figure of speech in which one object, place, or concept is used to represent something closely associated with it. This rhetorical device involves substituting the name of an attribute, feature, or related thing for the name of the object itself. It is used to provide indirect or symbolic representation. For instance, using "crown" to represent royalty or power, or "sweat" to represent hard work.

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1. • Word

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1759","3"],["1811","3"],["1825","3"],["1830","2"],["1834","1"],["1835","3"],["1837","2"],["1839","1"],["1841","1"],["1853","2"],["1858","5"],["1860","8"],["1861","1"],["1862","3"],["1864","2"],["1865","3"],["1866","1"],["1867","6"],["1868","2"],["1869","4"],["1870","2"],["1871","2"],["1872","4"],["1873","1"],["1874","1"],["1876","1"],["1880","2"],["1882","3"],["1883","1"],["1885","9"],["1888","2"],["1889","1"],["1891","9"],["1893","9"],["1894","4"],["1895","5"],["1899","5"],["1900","2"],["1903","3"],["1904","7"],["1906","5"],["1907","4"],["1910","1"],["1911","1"],["1912","2"],["1914","6"],["1918","7"],["1919","8"],["1922","1"],["1924","2"],["1925","9"],["1927","1"],["1928","5"],["1932","1"],["1934","4"],["1935","5"],["1936","1"],["1938","1"],["1940","1"],["1941","1"],["1944","1"],["1946","8"],["1947","2"],["1948","6"],["1949","2"],["1950","3"],["1951","4"],["1952","3"],["1953","4"],["1954","8"],["1955","1"],["1956","7"],["1957","7"],["1958","15"],["1959","4"],["1960","31"],["1961","25"],["1962","9"],["1963","6"],["1964","29"],["1965","19"],["1966","24"],["1967","31"],["1968","48"],["1969","45"],["1970","25"],["1971","38"],["1972","40"],["1973","48"],["1974","43"],["1975","108"],["1976","124"],["1977","71"],["1978","154"],["1979","162"],["1980","161"],["1981","123"],["1982","134"],["1983","152"],["1984","195"],["1985","240"],["1986","376"],["1987","337"],["1988","286"],["1989","460"],["1990","456"],["1991","682"],["1992","604"],["1993","657"],["1994","852"],["1995","956"],["1996","967"],["1997","1033"],["1998","1166"],["1999","1248"],["2000","1628"],["2001","1550"],["2002","1671"],["2003","1424"],["2004","1633"],["2005","1643"],["2006","1870"],["2007","1973"],["2008","1734"]]

How to pronounce metonym?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say metonym in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metonym in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metonym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metonym
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metonym
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonym
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=metonym