Metonymy

[211] By the figure called Metonymy (of the adjunct), by which the abstract is put for the concrete.

Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909

There is another Trope called Metonymy, i.e. when an expression applied properly to one thing indicates another related to it, such as (I. ii.

Essays and Miscellanies 2004

All linguists, English teachers, communications experts, and students of language nationwide should hereafter celebrate September 20 as Metonymy Day.

George Lakoff: The Senate Votes on Tropes and the Troops 2008

_Metonymy_ (from the Greek _meta_, change, and _onyma_, a name) is the designation of an object by one of its accompaniments, in other words, it is a figure by which the name of one object is put for another when the two are so related that the mention of one readily suggests the other.

How to Speak and Write Correctly Joseph Devlin

Metonymy, generally speaking, has, three subdivisions: (1) when an effect is put for cause or _vice versa_: as "_Gray hairs_ should be respected," meaning old age.

How to Speak and Write Correctly Joseph Devlin

A +Metonymy+ is a figure of speech in which the name of one thing connected to another by a relation other than likeness or unlikeness is brought over and applied to that other.

Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition Brainerd Kellogg

Grammarians call it a _Metonymy_, because the words are shifted and interchanged.

Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. Marcus Tullius Cicero

If "gates" denote the entrance to the grave, then it means that death "shall not prevail"; and if "gates" (by Metonymy) denote power, then it means that the power of the grave will never keep and hold those who enter it.

Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909

The word "mountain" is often used as a Figure (Symbol, or Metaphor, or Metonymy) for a kingdom.

Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909

In the sentence, "have no fellowship with her sins," the word "sins" is put by Metonymy for the judgment brought about by her sins.

Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909