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trope vs metonymy

metonymy vs trope

trope and metonymy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trope Yes No No No
metonymy Yes No No No
As nouns, metonymy is a hyponym of trope; that is, metonymy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trope:
  • trope: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  • metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
trope (noun) metonymy (noun)
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
Difference between trope and metonymy

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