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[elviria]

Is Lii-in King there?

Could you mediate please

I am getting conflicting answers and bothg seem right

42a a word for a part of something which is used to mean the whole thing

Is it Meronym or Metonym?

Many thanks

[Lie-in King]

Hi elviria - I'm not completely convinced, but prefer 'meTonym' - the Chambers definition seems to fit slightly better...

No guarantees, though! :-))

[falconfan1]

from dictionary.com

meronym (ˈmɛrəʊˌnɪm)

— n
a part of something used to refer to the whole, such as faces meaning people , as in they've seen a lot of faces come and go

[falconfan1]

from dictionary.com

me·ton·y·my   /mɪˈtɒnəmi/ Show Spelled
[mi-ton-uh-mee] Show IPA

–noun Rhetoric .
a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”

The definition of meronym shown in my previous post actually uses the words in the clue so I'm going with meronym

[keggy]

on reflection i think meronym is the answer
meronym [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]. —n. a part of something used to refer to the whole, such as faces meaning people, as in they've seen a lot of ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/meronym - Cached - Similar

i think the operative word is whole

[edinmike]

42a is meronym. http://dictionary.ref...e.com/browse/meronym. Metonym is something else.