n. a figure of speech in which the name of one thing is used in place of that of another associated with or suggested by it
The White House being used to mean the President is an example of a metonymy.
The White House being used to mean the President is an example of a metonymy.
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figure of speech; naming something by its attributes; name substitution
plain speech
4 syllables
me-ton-y-my
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