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Noun: metonym  'me-tu,nim
  1. A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
    "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"

Derived forms: metonyms

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Metonym

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