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metonym

/'m/E/t/@/n/I/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing

noun.communication

Examples
Washington is a metonym for the United States government.

Plastic is a metonym for credit card.

Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

meticulousness metier metis metoche metol metonic metonymic metonymical metonymically metonymy metope metopic

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