;Posted on 03/06/2013 5:32:20 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 6, 2013-- metonymy
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
metonymy [mi-ton-uh-mee]
noun
a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”
Origin: 1540–50; < Late Latin metōnymia < Greek metōnymía change of name;
Related forms
metonymies –plural
metonymical –adjective
meto'nymic –adjective
meto'nymically—adverb
metonym (noun): a word used in a metonymy. For example “Foggy Bottom” is a metonym for the United States Department of State, which is located in that neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
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Outstanding,,,
We watched it, but arresting Peter? Really? And how did she go so wrong from CSI Miami to NYC?
Peter fired the gun, and the victim is dead from James’ bullet. James vanished. She had to arrest Peter. But, she is a worm. The question is: will Peter be able to clear his name and get back into the FBI?
What did you think of putting the evidence from the box into a drone that flew it away from the empire State Building? Highly unlikely, I’d say. How did they control that drone and get it to home in on Neal’s Central Park apartment at June’s house?
What I think was eery is that the news reported a drone in the flight path of a plane landing at JFK airport yesterday. Coincidental?
My husband walked away from this one and said, “These plots are getting too complicated to watch.”
Do you think Neal and Sarah will get together eventually? And poor Elizabeth gets stood up — AGAIN!
Wordsmiths never metonym they didn’t like....
All I know for sure is that Sarah needs a burger. Way too skinny.
Thank you!
Wordsmiths never metonym they didn’t like....
They never met Obama.
Yes. And it is not a pretty skinny.
I was hiking near the property of one of my woodworker neighbors this morning-he saw me and asked if I happened to have a couple of power tools he needed, because his broke-I just happened to have two of the items he mentioned, and I only need one of each. Long story short, I now have grocery money for a week or so, just by selling something I didn’t use.
I’ve been tuned into Rand Paul’s filibuster and he mopped up the floor with Reid’s attempt to stop him just now.
Win-win!
I happened to catch that, and I’m still howling with glee...
Old Dominion is the metonymical rendering of Virginia.
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Excellent example!
How do you like them apples?
Actually, in ancient Athens people over 60 were forced to commit suicide -- drink hemlock. Given our youth-obsessed culture, I see this coming.
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“Cradle to grave” is a good example.
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