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Word of the day for November 1

Source: Wiktionary Word of the Day ·

edit · refresh · view Word of the day for November 1 metonymy n ( rhetoric ) ( uncountable ) The use of a single characteristic or part of a concept , object , or phenomenon to identify the whole , or a related thing ; also ( semantics ) the process of semantic association involved in interpreting or producing this. ( countable ) Synonym of metonym ( “ a term which identifies a concept, object, or phenomenon from a single characteristic or part of it, or from a related thing ” ) . ( by extension , countable ) A thing which is used to represent or symbolize something else; a representation , a

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