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单词 autonomasy
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autonomasyn.

Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈnɒməsi/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˈnɑməsi/, /ˌɑdoʊˈnɑməsi/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek αὐτός, ὀνομασία.
Etymology: Apparently < ancient Greek αὐτός self (see auto- comb. form1) + ὀνομασία (see onomasiology n.); compare -y suffix3. Compare earlier antonomasia n., autonomasia n.
rare.
The substitution of a common for a proper noun in a context in which the general term has acquired an accepted specific sense (as town for London). Cf. antonomasia n., synecdoche n.In the absence of non-glossarial quotations N.E.D. (1885) disputed the existence of the word except as an error for antonomasia. However further evidence from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the pre-existence of autonomasia n., suggest that the term, although rare, was in fact established in that period.
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1839 N. Webster Man. Useful Stud. xi. 132 Autonomasy is when a word of a common signification is used for a particular thing or person. Thus we say, ‘John is gone to the city, meaning New York’.
1875 E. Davies Sel. Thoughts Ministry & Church 574 It [sc. the Bible] is called ‘Scripture’..or ‘Scriptures’..by an autonomasy or excellency of phrase, as the most worthy writings that ever saw the light.
1904 Dublin Rev. Apr. 275 The Holy Trinity [hospital]..had, because of the amalgamation with it of the other, been known for long by autonomasy as ‘the English Hospital’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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