-
figure of speech, or one
could interpret a
phrase metaphorically or
metonymically. For example, the
phrase "lend me your ear"
could be
analyzed in a number...
- take
either singular or
plural verb
forms depending on
context and the
metonymic shift that it implies,
while in some
other forms of
English the verb agreement...
-
ambiguities can
arise from the
intentional use of homophonic, homographic,
metonymic, or
figurative language. A pun
differs from a
malapropism in that a malapropism...
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National Diet, are, however, not
known as the "Chrysanthemum Throne". In a
metonymic sense, the "Chrysanthemum Throne" also
refers rhetorically to the head...
- it does, he is
bowled out) and to
score runs
where possible.
Through metonymic usage, the
dismissal of a
batter is
known as the
taking of a wicket, The...
- In ****anese,
Joraku (****anese: 上洛) is a
metonymic expression referring to a "March on Kyoto," and
indicating that one
intends to
seize political power...
-
Diminutive Double-barrelled
Epithet Animal Common Plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic Surname Sobriquet Teknonymic Toponymic...
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Diminutive Double-barrelled
Epithet Animal Common Plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic Surname Sobriquet Teknonymic Toponymic...
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Kobza is a
metonymic occupational surname of Polish, Czech, Slovak,
Ukrainian and
Hungarian origin,
referring to a
player of the kobza, a type of lute...
-
considered mildly noteworthy. The Anti-Defamation
League has do****ented its
metonymic use by
young white supremacists,
among whom it
represents Roof and his...
