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Definition of Antonomasia
1. n. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
Definition of Antonomasia
1. Noun. (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun ¹
2. Noun. (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antonomasia
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Medical Definition of Antonomasia
1. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To name instead; + to name, name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Antonomasia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"antonomasia. [Gr.] The use of an epithet, patronymic, etc., instead of a proper
name, as the "Son of Peleus," the "Iron Duke," the "Sick Man," for Achilles, ..."
2. Constructive Rhetoric by Edward Everett Hale (1896)
"antonomasia. You will remember that on p. 253 I remarked that certain forms of
Synecdoche might in a measure take the place of Example in Description. ..."
3. Elements of English Composition, Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and by James Robert Boyd (1874)
"THE antonomasia. This is a branch of Metonymy, and is a figure by which Proper
Names are used for Common, or Common for Proper. 1. ..."
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