metonymy

[US]/mi'tɔnimi/
[UK]/məˈtɑnəmi/
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Translation

n. a rhetorical device in linguistics where a related word is used to replace the actual name.
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Why Metonymy is Possible——"Metonymy and Logic":Interpreting Metonymy by Means of "Impartment and Inherence of Connotation and Denotation"

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