Metonymy
Metonymy noun - Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads').
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Parable
Parable noun - A short moral story (often with animal characters).
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Metonymy and parable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metonymy" instead a noun "Parable".
Nearby Word: parabolical
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Parable and Metonymy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/metonymy/parable
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