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metonymy

Noun
countable rhetoric uncountable
Japanese Meaning
修辞技法の一つで、ある物の一部分や特性を用いて、その全体または関連する対象を示す方法。換喩とも呼ばれる。
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新聞が「王冠」と表現したとき、その換喩(一部で全体を表す修辞法)はわずか一語で君主の権威を伝えた。

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(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object. / (countable) A metonym.

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metonymy

When the press referred to the crown, the metonymy conveyed the monarch's authority with a single word.

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When the press referred to the crown, the metonymy conveyed the monarch's authority with a single word.

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