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metonymy vs trope

trope vs metonymy

metonymy and trope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metonymy Yes No No No
trope Yes No No No
As nouns, trope is a hypernym of metonymy; that is, trope is a word with a broader meaning than metonymy:
  • metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
  • trope: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Other hypernyms of metonymy include figure, figure of speech, image.
metonymy (noun) trope (noun)
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Difference between metonymy and trope

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