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Metonymy

British pronunciation/mˈɛtənˌɪmi/
American pronunciation/mˈɛtənˌɪmi/
Metonymy
[NOUN]
1

a figure of speech in which a name of something is used instead of another, the two of which are closely associated or one is an attribute of the other

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1Synecdoche is similar to metonymy.
2This is horrific metonymy.
3Here are the examples of metonymy.
4And we mustn’t overlook metonymy.
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