Main Entry: me·ton·y·my
Pronunciation: m&-'tä-n&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -mies
Etymology: Latin metonymia, from Greek metOnymia, from meta- + -Onymon -onym
: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")
- met·o·nym·ic /"me-t&-'ni-mik/ or met·o·nym·i·cal /-mi-k&l/ adjective
Encyclopedia Britannica says the word means literally "change of name" or "misnomer".
metonymy
Amazing how many kinds of metonymiesthere are:
See that? I can be serious sometimes.Here are some kinds of conventional metonymies in English:
behavioral-reactions-for-emotion metonymy
controller-for-controlled metonymy
institution-for-people-responsible metonymy
more-form-for-more-content metonymy
object-used-for-user metonymy
part-for-whole metonymy
physiological-effects-for-emotion metonymy
place-for-event metonymy
place-for-institution metonymy
producer-for-product metonymy
seeing-for-making-sure metonymy
thing-perceived-for-perception metonymy
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