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antonomasia
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an·to·no·ma·sia  (nt-n-mzh)
n.
1. The substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "Your Majesty."
2. The substitution of a personal name for a common noun to designate a member of a group or class, as in calling a traitor a "Benedict Arnold."

[Latin, from Greek antonomazein, to name instead : anti-, instead of; see anti- + onomazein, to name (from onoma, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots).]

anto·no·mastic (-mstk) adj.
anto·no·masti·cal·ly adv.

antonomasia [ˌæntənəˈmeɪzɪə]
n Rhetoric
1. (Literature / Rhetoric) the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness
2. (Literature / Rhetoric) the use of a proper name for an idea he is a Daniel come to judgment
[via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein to name differently, from onoma name]
antonomastic  [ˌæntənəˈmæstɪk] adj
antonomastically  adv

antonomasia
1. the use of an epithet or appellative for an individual’s name, as his excellency.
2. the use of a proper name to express a general idea or to designate others sharing a particular characteristic, as a Rockefeïler. — antonomastic, adj.
See also: Names
Translations
antonomasia [ˌæntənəˈmeɪzɪə] n (frm) → antonomasia


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