We found 3 definitions of metonyms from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: metonyms |
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metonym - a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card" | ||
word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |