metonymy |
eponym |
As nouns the difference between metonymy and eponym
is that
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while
eponym is the name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item.
metonymy |
null |
As nouns the difference between metonymy and null
is that
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while
null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.
cliche |
metonymy |
As nouns the difference between cliche and metonymy
is that
cliche is (
overused phrase or expression) while
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
metonymy |
undefined |
As a noun metonymy
is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
metonymy |
metaphors |
As nouns the difference between metonymy and metaphors
is that
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while
metaphors is .
metonymy |
idiom |
As nouns the difference between metonymy and idiom
is that
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while
idiom is a manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.
metonymy |
onomatopoeia |
In countable|lang=en terms the difference between metonymy and onomatopoeia
is that
metonymy is (countable) a metonym while
onomatopoeia is (countable) a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss".
As nouns the difference between metonymy and onomatopoeia
is that
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while
onomatopoeia is (uncountable) the property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
polysemy |
metonymy |
As nouns the difference between polysemy and metonymy
is that
polysemy is the ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings while
metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
symbolic |
metonymy |
As an adjective symbolic
is pertaining to a symbol.
As a noun metonymy is
the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
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