antonomasia
71an|to|no|ma|sia — «AN tuh noh MAY zhuh», noun. 1. the use of an epithet or title instead of a person s name, as to refer to an ambassador as “His Excellency,” or to a judge as “His Honor.” 2. the use of a proper name to express a quality, as to call a patient… …
72Antonomastic — An to*no*mas tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. {An to*no*mas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
73Antonomastically — Antonomastic An to*no*mas tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. {An to*no*mas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
74Antonomasy — An*ton o*ma*sy, n. Antonomasia. [1913 Webster] …
75Autonomasy — 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. [1913 Webster] …
76Eponym — An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item. An eponymous person is the person referred to by the eponym. In… …
77Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… …
78Curia — For other uses, see Curia (disambiguation). A curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i.e. more or less a tribe, and with a metonymy it came to mean also the meeting place where the tribe discussed its affairs. Etymologically… …
79Trachodon — Taxobox name = Trachodon fossil range = Upper Cretaceous image width = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Ornithischia familia = Hadrosauridae subfamilia = ?Lambeosaurinae genus …
80Duce — For the single by Big Black, see Il Duce (single). Head of Government and Duce of Fascism of Italy Former political post …
