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English noun: metonym | |||
| 1. | metonym (communication) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing | ||
| Samples | Washington is a metonym for the United States government. Plastic is a metonym for credit card. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
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