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metonym: Meaning and Definition of

met•o•nym

Pronunciation: (met'u-nim), [key]
— n.
  1. a word used in metonymy.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Metonic cycle metonymical
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