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==Etymology== The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come {{etymology|grc|''{{wikt-lang|grc|μετωνυμία}}'' ({{grc-transl|μετωνυμία}})|a change of name}}; {{etymology||''{{wikt-lang|grc|μετά}}'' ({{grc-transl|μετά}})|after, post, beyond||''{{wikt-lang|grc|-ωνυμία}}'' ({{grc-transl|-ωνυμία}})|}}, a suffix that names figures of speech, {{etymology||''{{wikt-lang|grc|ὄνυμα}}'' ({{grc-transl|ὄνυμα}}) ''or {{wikt-lang|grc|ὄνομα}}'' ({{grc-transl|ὄνομα}})|name}}.<ref name=Welsh>{{cite book |last1=Welsh|first1=Alfred Hux |last2=Greenwood|first2=James Mickleborough |title=Studies in English Grammar: A Comprehensive Course for Grammar Schools, High Schools and Academies |publisher=[[Silver Burdett]] |year=1893 |location=New York City |page=[https://archive.org/details/studiesinenglis00greegoog/page/n226 222] |url=https://archive.org/details/studiesinenglis00greegoog}}</ref>
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