metonymies

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metonymies noun

The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.
A metonym.

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metonyms metonym metonymically metaphors metaphor synonyme metaphore symbolisms metaphoric synonymic synonymy denotations euphemisms metathetical referentiality synonym

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