Editing Metonymy (section)

{{Short description|Figure of speech in which something is referred to by the name of an associated thing}}
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[[File:Aerial Closeup of the Pentagon, May 11, 2021.jpg|thumb|[[The Pentagon]] is the headquarters building of the [[United States Department of Defense]] and is a common metonym for the US military and its leadership]]
'''Metonymy''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɒ|n|ɪ|m|i|,_|m|ɛ|-}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/metonymy|title=metonymy|publisher=Cambridge University Press|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Chambers Dictionary|publisher=Chambers|year=2003|isbn=0-550-10105-5|edition=9th|chapter=metonym}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of metonymy {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metonymy|access-date=2022-05-01|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> is a [[figure of speech]] in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept.<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Metonymy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metonymy|access-date=2022-06-13|website=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|publisher=}}</ref> For example, the word "[[wikt:suit|suit]]" may refer to a person from groups commonly wearing  business attire, such as salespeople or attorneys.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/synecdoche-metonymy-usage-differences On Synecdoche and Metonymy]</ref>