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Antonomasia
Antonomasia An`to*no*ma"si*a (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr.
? to name instead; ? + ? to name, ? name.] (Rhet.)
The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity,
or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as
when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of
Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use
of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise
man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
Meaning of Antonomasia from wikipedia
- In rhetoric,
antonomasia is a kind of
metonymy in
which an
epithet or
phrase takes the
place of a
proper name, such as "the
little corporal" for Napoleon...
- for leader,
mainly including the
English loanword. Duce
survives as an
antonomasia for Mussolini.
Mussolini intended that the
Grand Council of
Fascism would...
-
countries such as
France and Germany, the name
cinch is
still used as an
antonomasia of the Chicago-based
manufacturer Cinch, for such a
connector and socket...
- "Discreet Telemachus" is also
considered an epithet. The Gr**** term
antonomasia, in rhetoric,
means substituting any
epithet or
phrase for a
proper name...
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units Sports terms Surgical procedures Tests Trademarks or
brand names Antonomasia Archetypal name
Demonym Eponymous hairstyles Ethnonym Etymology Lists...
-
referring to
actions of the U.S.
president as "actions of the
White House".
Antonomasia - A kind of
metonymy in
which an
epithet or
phrase takes the
place of...
- "She
drank the cup", to
refer to her
drinking of the cup's
contents Antonomasia Bahuvrihi Category mistake Conceptual metaphor Hendiadys Holonymy Hyponymy...
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where such a
nickname is
referred to in
French as "blason po****ire".
Antonomasia Athletic nickname Australian national sports team
nicknames Calling name...
- Muses" (with
references to "antediluvian Troy"), and
frequent use of
antonomasia (Petrarch and Dido in "So
Begins Our Alabee", "Cato as a Pun") Despite...
-
Official name
Notes A very
stable genius Donald Trump Self-epithet,
antonomasia.
Trump repeatedly described himself as "a very
stable genius" from 2018...
