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Meaning of "metonym" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METONYM

metonym  [ˈmɛtənɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metonym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METONYM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metonymy

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its own name but rather by the name of something associated in meaning with that thing or concept. The words "metonymy" and "metonym" come from the Greek: μετωνυμία, metōnymía, "a change of name", from μετά, metá, "after, beyond" and -ωνυμία, -ōnymía, a suffix used to name figures of speech, from ὄνῠμα, ónyma or ὄνομα, ónoma, "name." For instance, "Hollywood" is used as a metonym for the U.S. film industry because of the fame and cultural identity of Hollywood, a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, as the historical center of film studios and film stars. The national capital is often used to represent the government of a country, such as "Westminster" for Parliament of the United Kingdom, "Ottawa" for Parliament of Canada, or "Washington" for United States government. Metonymy and related figures of speech are common in everyday talk and writing. Synecdoche and metalepsis are considered specific types of metonymy. Polysemy, multiple meanings of a single word or phrase, sometimes results from relations of metonymy.

Definition of metonym in the English dictionary

The definition of metonym in the dictionary is a word used in a metonymy. For example the bottle is a metonym for alcoholic drink.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METONYM


acronym
ˈækrənɪm
allonym
ˈælənɪm
anonym
ˈænənɪm
antonym
ˈæntənɪm
cryptonym
ˈkrɪptənɪm
homonym
ˈhɒmənɪm
paronym
ˈpærənɪm
polyonym
ˈpɒlɪənɪm
retronym
ˈretrənɪm
synonym
ˈsɪnənɪm
tautonym
ˈtɔːtənɪm
toponym
ˈtɒpənɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METONYM

meticulousness
metif
metoestrous
metoestrus
metol
Metonic cycle
metonymic
metonymical
metonymically
metonymies
metonymy
metope
metopic
metopism
metopon
metoposcopic
metoposcopical
metoposcopist
metoposcopy
metopryl

WORDS THAT END LIKE METONYM

autonym
caconym
cohyponym
eponym
ethnonym
exonym
heteronym
hyponym
meronym
mononym
pseudonym
textonym

Synonyms and antonyms of metonym in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metonym» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METONYM

Find out the translation of metonym to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metonym from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metonym» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转喻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metonimia
570 millions of speakers

English

metonym
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metonym
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metonym
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метоним
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metonímia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metonym
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métonymie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kata nama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metonym
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metonym
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metonym
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metonym
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoán dụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metonym
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माउंटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metonym
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metonimia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metonym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

МЕТОН
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metonimie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metonym
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metoniem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metonym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metonym

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METONYM»

The term «metonym» is regularly used and occupies the 105.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METONYM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metonym» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metonym» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metonym

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METONYM»

Discover the use of metonym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metonym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cornucopia Limited
The metonym involves a complex of part-whole associations. It would be possible to spend several pages unpacking the many and varied relationships implied. Suffice it to say that any metonym is only a part of a bigger linguistic construction,  ...
Richard Coyne
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Dissertationes in Librum Jobi
Metonym. effectí, ad 4.. 'Emite-Mr), id est, commoratío in cadem sententíê. V. Ió. Omnis nequitia obdir os suum, pro nequam, abstracti pro concreto; ur, Ubi illic scelus est? í. e. \celestus, Pisc. Metonymia adjuncti hyperbolica. JE! 5. Tzammim  ...
Samuel Wesley, 1736
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Sounds Good on Paper: How to Bring Business Language to Life
When asked how he'd rule once he'd ascended to the throne (another metonym), the potential King Mike 1st regally replied, 'I'd put a keg on for the palace garden parties and some party pies instead of cucumber sandwiches for a start'.
Roger Horberry, 2010
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Playful Religion: Challenges for the Study of Religion
much an ingredient of experience as metonym. These genera1 remarks will be elaborated upon in the rest of this section. The first thing that should be clarified is that metonym and metaphor both refer to wholeness. Metonym, though itself a ...
Anton van Harskamp, 2006
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Beyond Cognitive Metaphor Theory: Perspectives on Literary ...
One of the strongest motifs in the films, particularly in The Gleaners, is that of the metonymically used “hand”. In cognitive metaphor theory terminology, a distinction is made between a metonym's source concept, that is, the metonym proper as ...
Monika Fludernik, 2012
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The James Bond Phenomenon: A Critical Reader
Dial. 'M'. for. metonym: Universal. Exports,. M's. office. space. and. empire. Perched on top of one of Miss Moneypenny's filing cabinets, in an early scene from Dr No, was a tray of teacups and saucers accompanied by a pot and associated ...
Christoph Lindner, 2003
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Petrarch and Garcilaso: A Linguistic Approach to Style
The following paradigmatic extensions of this key metonym sospiros unite the fourth stanza as a syntactic convergence between the context and the contrast : i * los sospiros/ 2salidos sin licencia de su dueno. ii ' que a mi mismo contrasto. iii  ...
Sharon Ghertman, 1975
8
The Magical Forest
'The dragons are working well with everyone, and the emperor's men have helped me so much, and I need you to meet with their overseer master Metonym, who has done most ofthe direction and planning for me these past few months.' ' Yes ...
Nils Telle, 2012
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Modernism and the Language of Philosophy
In his classic article, Roman Jakobson (1956) had introduced the distinction between metaphor and metonym as two aspects of language. Metaphor is a family name of various occurrences of substitution; metonym – of sequence. While the ...
Anat Matar, 2006
10
Introduction to Communication Studies
If we talk of the 'crowned heads of Europe' we are using a metonym. For Jakobson, metonyms are the predominant mode of the novel, while metaphors are that of poetry. The representation of reality inevitably involves a metonym: we choose ...
John Fiske, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metonym is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brian Friel to be honoured at cross-Border festival
“In a certain sense, Ballybeg is a metonym for the island of Ireland, if not the wider world – a literary device through which universal questions ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
OPINION: Serena Williams and her shadow
But she has come to mean much more than her skill, as she has been fashioned into a symbol and metonym of resistance defined by her black ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
3
To make hope and history rhyme, listen
... who, in the face of student protest against the visible racial metonym Cecil John Rhodes, venerated him “as a great man … a businessman, ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
4
'Fine Tuned and Multiple' works on display
She becomes a metonym of her profession. Polat, who had represented Turkey in the 50th Venice Biennial, produced a paradoxical image: An ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
5
China Report On Human Rights Record of the United States in 2014
located between Capitol Hill and the White House and known as a metonym for the country's lobbing industry — became the fourth power ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
6
Have We Colonized the Night? Or Has Neoliberal Capitalism …
And until we acknowledge that we are as much in love with our sleeplessness, both as a metonym for abundant productivity and as a morbid ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
7
Ancient Arts: On Independent Catholic Literature and Edward …
McSweeney offered the 16th-century vision of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a metonym for Catholic narrative art: “Mary, here, is an artist who ... «The Millions, Jun 15»
8
The Internet's United Nations Of White Nationalists
... the Internet” — make it a natural symbol of American race hate in the 21st century. It is nearly a metonym for the white supremacist internet. «BuzzFeed News, Jun 15»
9
Lions need Detroit's grit, passion more than ever this season
A metonym for the city of Detroit. If the Lions really want to win and bring a Super Bowl championship to their loyal fans then grit is something ... «Detroit Sports Nation, Jun 15»
10
Wordplay | Roosters or Not Roosters
... respectively, a TOPONYM, an ANTONYM, a SYNONYM and a METONYM — and the clues are written so that they obey those same parts of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Metonym [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metonym>. Apr 2024 ».
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