metonym
Meaning of metonym
noun
- (grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
Calling a government "city hall" is using a metonym.
- (by extension) A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas.
Information about metonym
- It is a name.
- The plural form of metonym is: metonyms.
- Languages in which metonym is used:
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Hyphenation of metonym
metonym
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- metonym is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
metonym synonyms
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Words that rhyme with metonym
onym, caconym, pseudonym, endonym, hodonym, theonym, euphonym, dionym, trionym, allonym, holonym, poecilonym, homonym, demonym, anonym, ethnonym, mononym, organonym, synonym, anthroponym, cohyponym, eponym, hyponym, toponym, troponym, typonym, epotoponym, hagiotoponym, acronym, chironym, heteronym, meronym, metronym, neuronym, paronym, patronym, retronym, sideronym, backronym, bacronym, choronym, hydronym, oronym, isonym, antonym, autonym, charactonym, cryptonym, protonym, tautonym
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