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metonymy

Definition of metonymy
n. - A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections. ²

The word "metonymy" uses 8 letters: E M M N O T Y Y.

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