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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Synonyms for Metonymy
Tropology
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- image and metonymy
- image and tropology
- analogy and metonymy
- analogy and tropology
- symbol and metonymy
- symbol and tropology
- allegory and metonymy
- allegory and tropology
- metaphor and metonymy
- metaphor and tropology
- simile and metonymy
- simile and tropology
- adumbration and metonymy
- adumbration and tropology
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Tropology and Metonymy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/metonymy/tropology
Metonymy & Tropology. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/metonymy/tropology>.
Tropology or Metonymy. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/metonymy/tropology.
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