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Complete Definition of "metonym"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�m�t�nɪm/, SAMPA|/"mEt@nIm/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; A word used in metonymy.

See also
demonym

Translations
trans-top|word that names an object from a single characteristic of it
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|����, kan'yugo)
trans-bottom

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