metonymynoun [ U ]
uk/metˈɒn.ə.mi/us/məˈtɑː.nə.mi/specializedthe act of referring to something using a word that describes one of its qualities or features
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Figurative use of language
- a metaphor for sth idiom
- allegory
- allusion
- as
- as it were idiom
- fig
- figurative
- figuratively
- figure of speech
- imagery
- ironic
- irony
- metaphor
- metaphorical
- mix
- mix your metaphors idiom
- mixed metaphor
- pathetic fallacy
- speak
- symbol
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metonym
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmet.ə.nɪm/us/ˈmet̬.ə.nɪm/
metonymic
adjective uk/ˌmetˈɒn.ə.mɪk/us/ˌməˈtɑː.nə.mɪk/