metonymies

 [mi-ton-uh-mee]  

me·ton·y·my

   [mi-ton-uh-mee]
noun Rhetoric.
a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”
Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin metōnymia < Greek metōnymía change of name; see met-, -onym, -y3
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Metonymies is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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