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met·o·nym

 (mĕt′ə-nĭm′)
n.
A word used in metonymy.
[Back-formation from metonymy.]
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metonym

(ˈmɛtənɪm)
n
(Grammar) a word used in a metonymy. For example the bottle is a metonym for alcoholic drink
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met•o•nym

(ˈmɛt ə nɪm)

n.
a word used in metonymy.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.metonym - a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"
word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
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