Associations to the word «Metonym»
Noun
- Metaphor
- Entrepreneurship
- Whitehall
- Silicon
- Ecosystem
- Alley
- Myth
- Whole
- Manhattan
- Phrase
- Headquarters
- Industry
- Prime
- Term
- Residence
- Tale
- Medium
- Government
- Of
- Sector
- Parliament
- Street
- Building
- Ministry
- Palace
- Word
- Office
- Sense
- Serve
- Kingdom
- Name
- Minister
- Or
- Speech
- United
- City
- Technology
- States
- Authority
- Figure
- Department
- Governor
- House
- York
- Example
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Wiktionary
METONYM, noun. A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
Dictionary definition
METONYM, noun. A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.