metonymy

[ mi-ton-uh-mee ]

/ mɪˈtɒn ə mi /

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noun Rhetoric.

a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”

Origin of metonymy

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin metōnymia, from Greek metōnymía “change of name”; see origin at met-, -onym, -y³

Words nearby metonymy

Metol, metolazone, Metonic cycle, metonym, metonymical, metonymy, me-too, me-tooism, metope, metopic, metopic suture

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Example sentences from the Web for metonymy

Metonymy and Synecdoche are nearly related and in this poem the examples are numerous.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10|Charles Herbert Sylvester
The occasional increase of force produced by Metonymy may be similarly accounted for.
The Philosophy of Style|Herbert Spencer
The general effect of metonymy is to bring before the mind a definite image, and thus to impart a graphic quality to the style.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
Figurative or tropical language chiefly consists in the transfer of words to new senses, as by metaphor or metonymy.
Logic|Carveth Read

Whether it be synecdoche, metaphor, or metonymy, there is still a figure.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for metonymy

metonymy

/ (mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the substitution of a word referring to an attribute for the thing that is meant, as for example the use of the crown to refer to a monarchCompare synecdoche

Derived forms of metonymy

metonymical (ˌmɛtəˈnɪmɪkəl) or metonymic, adjectivemetonymically, adverb

Word Origin for metonymy

C16: from Late Latin from Greek: a changing of name, from meta- (indicating change) + onoma name

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for metonymy

metonymy

[ mə-tŏn′ə-mē ]

n.

In schizophrenia, a language disturbance in which an inappropriate but related word is used in place of the correct one.

单词	metonymy
释义	metonymy [ mi-ton-uh-mee ] / mɪˈtɒn ə mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metonymy ON THESAURUS.COM noun Rhetoric. a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.” Origin of metonymy First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin metōnymia, from Greek metōnymía “change of name”; see origin at met-, -onym, -y³ Words nearby metonymy Metol, metolazone, Metonic cycle, metonym, metonymical, metonymy, me-too, me-tooism, metope, metopic, metopic suture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metonymy Metonymy and Synecdoche are nearly related and in this poem the examples are numerous. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10\|Charles Herbert Sylvester The occasional increase of force produced by Metonymy may be similarly accounted for. The Philosophy of Style\|Herbert Spencer The general effect of metonymy is to bring before the mind a definite image, and thus to impart a graphic quality to the style. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism\|F. V. N. Painter Figurative or tropical language chiefly consists in the transfer of words to new senses, as by metaphor or metonymy. Logic\|Carveth Read Whether it be synecdoche, metaphor, or metonymy, there is still a figure. History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV\|J. H. Merle D'Aubign British Dictionary definitions for metonymy metonymy / (mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ) / noun plural -mies the substitution of a word referring to an attribute for the thing that is meant, as for example the use of the crown to refer to a monarchCompare synecdoche Derived forms of metonymy metonymical (ˌmɛtəˈnɪmɪkəl) or metonymic, adjectivemetonymically, adverb Word Origin for metonymy C16: from Late Latin from Greek: a changing of name, from meta- (indicating change) + onoma name Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to metonymy symbol, image, analogy, similitude, emblem, personification, allegory, hope, trope, allusion, anticlimax, antithesis, bathos, comparison, conceit, device, euphemism, euphuism, exaggeration, expression Medical definitions for metonymy metonymy [ mə-tŏn′ə-mē ] n. In schizophrenia, a language disturbance in which an inappropriate but related word is used in place of the correct one. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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metonymy

noun Rhetoric.

Origin of metonymy

Words nearby metonymy

Example sentences from the Web for metonymy

British Dictionary definitions for metonymy

noun plural -mies

Derived forms of metonymy

Word Origin for metonymy

Words related to metonymy

Medical definitions for metonymy

n.