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GOSBH | 16:35 Sun 05th Apr 2009 | Crosswords
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the name of an aspect of something used to refer to the whole thing, such as when alcohol is called "the bottle" - e - o - y -
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meronym
16:44 Sun 05th Apr 2009
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metonym
16:52 Sun 05th Apr 2009
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Quick definitions (metonym)

▸ noun: a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing

Quick definitions (meronym)

▸ noun: a word that names a part of a larger whole ("`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'")

17:20 Sun 05th Apr 2009
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▸ noun: substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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