antonomasia
UK/ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə//ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/
antonomasia noun: the substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
Noun
antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)
- The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
- Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
- Antonomasia proper names imparts
From kindred, country, epithets, and arts.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Antonomasia.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 70
- Antonomasia proper names imparts
antonomasia meaning in Tamil
antonomasia in Tamil
- அடைமொழியையே இயற்பெயர் போல வழங்குதல்
Synonyms of antonomasia
Forms of antonomasia
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Origin of antonomasia
Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Questions about antonomasia
- What does antonomasia mean?
- Antonomasia means the substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
- What is antonomasia in Tamil?
- Antonomasia in Tamil is அடைமொழியையே இயற்பெயர் போல வழங்குதல். See Antonomasia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antonomasia?
- Antonomasia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antonomasia?
- Antonomasia is pronounced /ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antonomasia?
- The plural of antonomasia is antonomasias.
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