metonym

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from metonymy.

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  • IPA: /ˈmɛtənɪm/, SAMPA: /"mEt@nIm/

[edit] Noun

metonym (plural metonyms)

  1. A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; A word used in metonymy.

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[edit] Translations

word that names an object from a single characteristic of it
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