Main Entry:

me·ton·y·my

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈtä-nə-mē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural me·ton·y·mies

Etymology:

Latin metonymia, from Greek metōnymia, from meta- + -ōnymon -onym

Date:

1547

: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”)

— met·o·nym·ic \ˌme-tə-ˈni-mik\ or met·o·nym·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjective