Definition of Metonimy
Me*ton"y*my (m&esl;*t&obreve;n"&ibreve;*m&ybreve;; 277),
n. [L. metonymia, Gr. metwnymi`a;
meta`, indicating change + 'o`nyma , for
'o`noma a name: cf. F. métonymie. See
Name.] (Rhet.) A trope in which one word is put
for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good
table instead of good provisions; we read
Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm
heart, that is, warm affections.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The use of a single characteristic to identify a more complex entity.
The phrase "the White House said" is a metonymy, using "the White House" to stand for the presidential administration.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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