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Definition of Metonyms
1. metonym [n] - See also: metonym
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metonyms
Literary usage of Metonyms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Of course, in some cases this is correct, since the list includes some metonyms
where the type falls within the limits of an earlier valid genus. ..."
2. A General Catalogue of Books Offered to the Public at the Affixed Prices by by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) (1887)
"IV (metonyms) parts 1 and 2 " The first and most important work of Musulman
biography.—Springer. '"".'' Gale. 1853-64 32904 }eA\ ! ..."
3. Catalogue of Works in the Oriental Languages Together with Polynesian and by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) (1887)
"II, pts. 1-5 (^lyu.- 1), Vol. Ill, pt. 1 (.^- ), and Vol. IV (metonyms) ...
IV (metonyms) parts 1 and 2 il—*-A^ j^) ; together 15 parts, roy. 8vo. sd. ..."
4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"Some New Testament metonyms for God. In Journal of Biblical literature, vol.
68, June, 1949, p. 99-113. Philadelphia, 1949. 829A A discussion. Fair. ..."
5. The Life and Work of St. Paul by Frederic William Farrar (1902)
"... personifications, metonyms, catachresis, <fec. 2. Those of form, ranging over
an immense field, from the natural expression of passions, such as irony, ..."
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