metonymy
/mɪ'tɑnəmi/
noun
8 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads').
WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetonymymay
Starts & ends withM … Y
Syllablesme · ton · y · my
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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