metonymy

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noun

substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

Metonymy in a sentence

Metonymy does new names impose, And things for things by near relation shews.

...the principle of metonymy is simply to substitute for the plain name of a thing a name or phrase based on something connected with it.

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