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metonymy

noun

Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in ‘they counted heads’)

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Word length
8
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
18

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noun

  1. Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in ‘they counted heads’)

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