Antonomasia
Antonomasia
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.
(English)
The use of a Solomon to stand for "a wise man"
The use of Land of Lakes to stand for "Minnesota"
Page/s: 15
Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
Page/s: 97
Source: Gove 1966
Gove, Philip B. (editor). 1966.Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. Unabridged, with seven language dictionary. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Page/s: 485
Source: Corbett 1971
Corbett, Edward P. J. 1971.Classical rhetoric for the modern student. New York: Oxford University.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Metonymy
Related terms
- RT⇆ Proper Noun
- RT⇆ Referent
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