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metonymy


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.

Origin: L. Metonymia, Gr., indicating change +, for a name: cf. F. Metonymie. See Name.

Source: Websters Dictionary