antonomasia

English

Noun

antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)

1. (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
2. (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.

Related terms

• autonomasia

Translations

substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun

• Catalan: antonomàsia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 代稱, 代称 (dàichēng)

• Finnish: antonomasia
• French: antonomase (fr) f
• Serbo-Croatian: antonomazija f

See also

• Antonomasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasie)

1. antonomasia

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠n.to̞.no̞ˈma̠.sja̠]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasia), "other name"

Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasias)

1. antonomasia