metonymy
The origin and history of metonymy.
Etymology
From Greek metonymia 'a change of name', from meta 'change' plus onyma 'name'.
The origin and history of metonymy.
From Greek metonymia 'a change of name', from meta 'change' plus onyma 'name'.
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