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metonym

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Noun

a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- Washington is a metonym for the United States government
- plastic is a metonym for credit card

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "metonym":
metonym metonymy mutiny muton
Words contain "metonym":
metonym metonymic metonymical metonymically metonymy

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