métonymie

See also: metonymie and Metonymie

French

Etymology

From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

Noun

métonymie f (plural métonymies)

  1. metonymy (figure of speech)

Descendants

  • → Romanian: metonimie
  • → Turkish: metonimi

Further reading

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