metonymy

Summary

metonymy is a stylistic device^[1]. metonymy ranks in the top 3% of stylistic_device entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,051 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• metonymy's instance of is recorded as stylistic device^[3].
• metonymy is a type of trope^[4].
• metonymy is a type of figure of speech^[5].
• metonymy is a type of differentiation^[6].
• metonymy is a type of usage^[7].
• metonymy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metonymy^[8].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• metonymy's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[14].
• metonymy's different from is recorded as metaphor^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

metonymy's instance of is recorded as stylistic device^[3]. Recorded subclass of include trope^[4], figure of speech^[5], differentiation^[6], and usage^[7].

Why It Matters

metonymy ranks in the top 3% of stylistic_device entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,051 views/month).^[2] metonymy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] metonymy is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]