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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing;
- Example: "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"
- Example: "plastic is a metonym for credit card"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metonym
    n 1: a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related
         thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States
         government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"