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Antonomasia vs Metonomy - What's the difference?

antonomasia | metonomy |

As nouns the difference between antonomasia and metonomy

is that antonomasia is antonomasia while metonomy is .

antonomasia

English

Noun

  • The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
  • Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.

    • Related terms

    * autonomasia

    See also

    * ("antonomasia" on Wikipedia) ----

    metonomy

    English

    Noun

    (head)