English
Noun
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- The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
Usage notes
Following are examples of metonymy:
The White House released its official report today. � "The White House" for "The presidential administration"
The Crown has enacted a new social security policy. �"The Crown" for "The government of the United Kingdom".
A crowd of fifty heads �where "head" stands for person.
Put it on the plastic � material (plastic) for object (credit card)
Translations
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Czech: metonymie f
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Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, kan'yuh�)
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See also
trope
figure of speech
metalepsis
metaphor
synecdoche is a specific type of metonymy in which a part stands for a whole or vice versa.
w:trope|Wikipedia article on trope
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