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Not quite. Metonymy is calling something by the name of a related object. The most common use of metonymy is probably "the White House" for President Obama's (B
by golwengaud 16y ago
Not quite. Metonymy is calling something by the name of a related object. The most common use of metonymy is probably "the White House" for President Obama's (Bush's, Clinton's, etc.) administration. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy