autonomasia
/ˌɔːtənəˈmeɪzɪə/Now rare
noun
= antonomasia; (sometimes) specifically the substitution of a common noun for a proper name.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in British Critic. Apparently from ancient Greek αὐτός self + ὀνομασία.
- as American as apple pie
- asana
- as and when
- a sandwich (or two sandwiches) short of a picnic
- Asansol
- Asante
- ASAP
- asarabacca
- as artful (or clever) as a wagonload (or cartload) of monkeys
- as a rule
- Asatru
- as Australian as meat pie
- as a whole
- ASB
- (as) bald as a coot
- asbestine
- as best one can (or may)
- asbestos
- asbestosis
- (as) black as soot
- (as) blind as a bat
- ASBO
- (as) bold as brass
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) brown as a berry