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metonymy

8 lettersSorted emmnotyyStarts with MEnds with Y0 clues
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Possible answerMETONYMY8 letters

METONYMY is a 8-letter answer. Use it when the clue points to this meaning: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in ‘they counted heads’)

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Definitions

  1. substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in ‘they counted heads’)

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