metonymies

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of metonymy.
  metonymy

  noun

  a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”

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metonymies

For a time it seems not so important to classify the metonymies as to make peas or dandelion taste like coffee.

From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)

Rhetoricians give elaborate classifications of metonymies, but they are of little value to the scriptural student, since all are interpreted according to the few simple principles given in the preceding chapter.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

Related Words

• analogy
• image
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