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Noun: metonymy  mi'tó-nu-mee
  1. Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads')

Derived forms: metonymies

See also: metonymical

Type of: figure, figure of speech, image, trope

Encyclopedia: Metonymy

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