Metonym vs Metonymy - What's the difference?
metonym | metonymy |
A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
(countable) A metonym.
{{examples-right, caption=metonymy , examples=*The White House released its official report today. — "The White House" for "The presidential administration"
* The Crown has enacted a new social security policy. — "The Crown" for "The government of the United Kingdom".
* A crowd of fifty heads — where "head" stands for person.
* Put it on the plastic — material (plastic) for object (credit card), width=60%}}
Metonymy is a derived term of metonym.
As nouns the difference between metonym and metonymy
is that metonym is a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.metonym
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Noun
(en noun)- Calling the monarch "your majesty" is using a metonym .
Hyponyms
* (l)See also
* (l)metonymy
English
(wikipedia metonymy)Noun
* The Crown has enacted a new social security policy. — "The Crown" for "The government of the United Kingdom".
* A crowd of fifty heads — where "head" stands for person.
* Put it on the plastic — material (plastic) for object (credit card), width=60%}}
