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| 1-1 of 1Metonymy flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | susanna: enallage to metonymyby Susanna | 4 terms | April 30, 2008 |
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| metonymy definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') | 57 sets | |
| 2 | association name | 46 sets | |
| 3 | symbolism; one thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified (the white house) | 29 sets | |
| 4 | a figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 24 sets | |
| 5 | use of an aspect of something to represent the whole | 16 sets | |
| 6 | the substitution of one word for another closely associated word | 14 sets | |
| 7 | the substitution of an object closely associated with a word for the word itself | 11 sets | |
| 8 | a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as "scepter" for "sovereignty," or "the bottle" for "strong drink," or "count heads (or noses)" for "count people." | 10 sets | |
| 9 | a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | 9 sets | |
| 10 | substituting a word for another word closely associated with it | 9 sets | |
| 11 | a figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests. for example in a herd of fifty cows the herd might be referred to as fifty head of cattle | 8 sets | |
| 12 | substitution of one word for another which it suggests | 8 sets | |
| 13 | n. a figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes. | 7 sets | |
| 14 | a figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes. | 7 sets | |
| 15 | replacing an idea with an associated idea | 7 sets | |
| 16 | a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related | 7 sets | |
| 17 | a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated | 7 sets | |
| 18 | using the name of one thing for another associated with it | 6 sets | |
| 19 | a figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience. | 6 sets | |
| 20 | a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of washington for the united states government or of the sword for military power. | 6 sets | |
| 21 | a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated | 6 sets | |
| 22 | a word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with. | 6 sets | |
| 23 | the substitution of one term for another that is generally associated with it | 6 sets | |
| 24 | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 6 sets | |
| 25 | substitution of one word for another which it suggests. | 5 sets | |
| 26 | a name or substitution for another thing | 5 sets | |
| 27 | figure of speech that consists of the use of name of one concepts for that of another to which is related | 5 sets | |
| 28 | use of an aspect of something to represent the whole. | 5 sets | |
| 29 | substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself | 5 sets | |
| 30 | the substituting of one word for another that is closely related to it. | 5 sets | |
| 31 | a type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated | 5 sets | |
| 32 | the use of something closely related for the thing actually meant | 5 sets | |
| 33 | a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word | 5 sets | |
| 34 | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself | 4 sets | |
| 35 | crown=royalty; sweat=hard work | 4 sets | |
| 36 | a | 4 sets | |
| 37 | when you substitute a word or phrase with a more simple word related to it. | 4 sets | |
| 38 | substitution of a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it | 4 sets | |
| 39 | substituting the compared thing for the original word | 4 sets | |
| 40 | a figure of speech in which something very closely associated with a thing is used to stand for or suggest the thing itself | 4 sets | |