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Noun metonym has 1 sense
  1. metonym - a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
    --1 is a kind of     word

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Metonym

Noun:

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another word or phrase associated with it.

Example sentence: In the line "The White House issued a statement," "The White House" is used as a metonym for the U.S. government.

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