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Word: Antonomasia
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein ‘name instead’, from anti- ‘against, instead’ + onoma ‘a name’
ˌantənəˈmeɪzɪə
the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g. the Maid of Orleans for Joan of Arc).
Short Definition:substitution of epithet or title for proper name
the use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g. a Scrooge for a miser).
Short Definition:use of proper name to express general idea
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