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met⋅o⋅nym

[met-uh-nim]
–noun
a word used in metonymy.

Origin:
1830–40; back formation from metonymy
met·o·nym   (mět'ə-nĭm')   
n.  A word used in metonymy.

[Back-formation from metonymy.]
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