metonimia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- metonymy noun A figure of speech in which something is called by the name of a thing closely associated with it, as when "the Crown" stands for the monarchy or "Hollywood" for the film industry.
- trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
Senses
metonimia is used for these senses in English:
- metonymy (rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.
- trope (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
metonymy — full definition
- noun A figure of speech in which something is called by the name of a thing closely associated with it, as when "the Crown" stands for the monarchy or "Hollywood" for the film industry.
- noun A single expression used in this way.
trope — full definition
- noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
- noun A figure of speech in which words are used in a non-literal way, such as metaphor or irony.