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METONYMY (Gr. µerwvvµia, change of name, from µEra denoting change, and avo.ia, name)

METONYMY (Gr. µerwvvµia,
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CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)
change of name, from µEra denoting change, and avo.ia, name) , a figure of speech, in which the name of one thing is changed for that of another, to which it is related by association of ideas, as having

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close relationship to one another . Thus "

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SCEPTRE

sceptre," "'

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THRONE

throne," "

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CROWN

crown," are used for royal

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POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power or authority, "

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HEARTH (a word which appears in various forms in several Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch haard, German Herd, in the sense of " floor ")

hearth and

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home " is used for "

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COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country," &c . " Synecdoche " (Gr . Qvveichoxi, from ouveai3ixeo-

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OAT (O. Eng. ate; the word is not found in cognate languages; it may be allied with Fr. eitel, knot, nodule, cf. Gr. oiSos swelling)

Oat, to join in receiving) is a rhetorical figure similar to

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METONYMY (Gr. µerwvvµia, change of name, from µEra denoting change, and avo.ia, name)

metonymy, in which the

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PART

part is used for the whole or

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VICE

vice versa, thus " hands " is used for the members of the

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crew of a

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VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel; a

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REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of

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INFANTRY

infantry is said to number so many " bayonets," &c .

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