metonymy
18 points
English
8 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
noun
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural metonymies
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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