metonym

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"Bartús" is evidently formed "on the weight" of "Bartút;" and his metonym is a caricature, a chaff fit for Fellahe FN#14] Arab.

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  1. noun A word used in metonymy.

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  • This is especially true in times of crises, where the sporting conflict serves as metonym for the wider political or humanitarian reality. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Slide 1: Creator Series PeopleNology for Business Gregory Bodenhamer The Anglo-Saxon word gerela meaning Back in Control PeopleNology for Business Gregory Bodenhamer dress or clothing item also seems to have Back in Control What the twentieth century never counted on was been used as a metonym in some sense. the thousands of evolutionary drivers or evolutionary triggers that control every human being walking on earth today. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • ( "India" here is a metonym for the middle class, and vice versa.) —  Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk
  • "Bartús" is evidently formed "on the weight" of "Bartút;" and his metonym is a caricature, a chaff fit for Fellahe FN#14] Arab. —  Arabian nights. English
  • Yglesias take exception to the "Main Street" metonym that's made its way through the media and campaigns. —  Grammar.police
 

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  1. Back-formation from metonymy.

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  1. Greek μετά, after, + ὀνυμα, a name (see onym).
 

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/ˈmɛtənɪm/
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