Definition of Autonamasy

Definition of Autonamasy

Au`to*nom"a*sy (&?;), n. [Auto- + Gr. &?; a name, fr. &?; a name; or for E. antonomasia.] (Rhet.) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London."

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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