Definition of Autonomasy. Meaning of Autonomasy. Synonyms of Autonomasy

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Definition of Autonomasy

Autonomasy
Autonomasy 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.'

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