Antonomasia
Definition:
Antonomasia is:
- the use of a proper name to stand for something else having an attribute associated with that name, or
- the use of a general term to stand for a referent having a proper name.
Examples:
(English)
The use of a Solomon to stand for "a wise man"
The use of Land of Lakes to stand for "Minnesota"
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.