Word
Antonomasia
How many syllables?
6 Syllables
How it's divided?
an-to-no-ma-si-a
Definition
- n. - The use of some epithet or the name of some office,
dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when
his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say,
the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an
appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent
orator a Cicero.
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