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Word Stuff: Metonymy



Metonymy
muh-TAH-nuh-mee

a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated


Metonymy derived via Latin from Greek "metonymia" (from "meta-," meaning "among, with, or after," and "onyma," meaning "name"), metonymy often appears in news articles and headlines, as when journalists use the term "crown" to refer to a king or queen.