métonymie
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
métonymie f (plural métonymies)
- metonymy (figure of speech)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “métonymie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.