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# Metonymy
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- Published: 2026-10-15T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Naming a thing by something closely tied to it.
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Word of the Day

Noun · pronounced meh-TON-uh-mee

What it means:

Metonymy replaces the name of a thing with the name of something closely associated with it.

"The White House issued a statement" is *metonymy*; the building said nothing, the people inside it did.