metonym
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Etymology [edit]
Back-formation from metonymy.
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Noun [edit]
metonym (plural metonyms)
- A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
- Calling the monarch "your majesty" is using a metonym.