Definitions for metonymy
mɪˈtɒn ə mimetonymy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. metonymynoun

   substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metonymynoun

   The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

2. metonymynoun

   A metonym.

3. Etymology: From metonymia, from μετονομασία, from μετά + ὄνομα.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. METONYMYnoun

   A rhetorical figure, by which one word is put for another, as the matter for the materiate; he died by steel, that is, by a sword.

   Etymology: metonymie, Fr. μετωνυμία.

   They differ only as cause and effect, which by a metonymy usual in all sorts of authors, are frequently put one for another. John Tillotson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. metonymy

   Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it, instead of its actual name. This type of substitution is made based on a close material, conceptual, or causal relationship between the substituted thing and the thing it represents. Examples include "the crown" for the monarchy, "the White House" for the president or U.S. administration, or "the pen is mightier than the sword" wherein pen represents writing and sword signifies warfare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metonymynoun

   a trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections

2. Etymology: [L. metonymia, Gr. metwnymi`a; meta`, indicating change + 'o`nyma , for 'o`noma a name: cf. F. mtonymie. See Name.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metonymy

   me-ton′i-mi, n. (rhet.) a trope in which the name of one thing is put for that of another related to it, the effect for the cause, &c., as 'the heart' for 'the affections,' 'the bottle' for 'drink,' &c.—adjs. Metonym′ic, -al, used by way of metonymy.—adv. Metonym′ically. [L.,—Gr. metōnymia—meta, expressing change, onoma, a name.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metonymy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metonymy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metonymy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metonymy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=metonymy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metonymy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=metonymy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=metonymy