MET'ONYMY, n. [Gr. over, beyond, and name.] In rhetoric, a trope in which one word is put for another; a change of names which have some relation to each other; as when we say, ""a man keeps a good table."" instead of good provisions. ""We read Virgil."" that is, his poems or writings. ""They have Moses and the prophets,"" that is, their books or writings. A man has a clear head, that is, understanding, intellect; a warm heart, that is affections.
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