metonymy 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
Hypernym
trope 1
noun
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
EnglishDerivationally related form
metonymical 1
adjective
using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
Hyponym
metalepsis 1
noun
substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
antonomasia 1
noun
the use of a proper name to designate a member of a class (as a Solomon for a wise ruler); also : the use of an epithet or title in place of a proper name (as the Bard for Shakespeare).
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
voice 7
noun
(metonymy) a singer
