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Definition of Autonomasia
1. Noun. (rhetoric) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing, as in "he has gone to town" for "he has gone to London". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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1. Noun. (rhetoric) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing, as in "he has gone to town" for "he has gone to London". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com