Metonymy

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →

§1: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
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