metonymy in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
metonymy in Hindi हिन्दी
metonymy in Marathi मराठी
metonymy in Telugu తెలుగు
metonymy in English
- metonymy⇄metonymy, noun.
a figure of speech that consists in substituting for the name of a thing an attribute of it or something which it naturally suggests. (Example:) The ?pen (power of literature) is mightier than the ?sword (force).