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metonymy

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Phonetic Respelling: [ mi-ton-uh-mee ]

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noun. 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

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The White House being used to mean the President is an example of a metonymy.

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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

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plain speech

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