metonymie

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See also: métonymie and Metonymie

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Etymology

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

Noun

metonymie f

  1. (rhetoric) metonymy

Declension