1) Nomenclature
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In rhetoric, antonomasia is a substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name, such as `the little corporal` for Napoleon I. The reverse process is also sometimes called antonomasia. The word derives from the Greek ἀντονομασία, antonomasia, itself from the verb ἀντονομάζειν, antonomazein, meaning `to name differ......
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use of descriptive phrase or epithet instead of proper name
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using an epithet or a title in place of a proper name.
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• (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 orat...
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a figure of speech in which some defining word or phrase is substituted for a person`s proper name (for example, `the Bard of Avon` for William ...
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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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Using an epithet or a title in place of a proper name.
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An`to·no·ma'si·a noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to name instead; ... + ... to name, ... name.]
(Rhet.) 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, inste...
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Antonomasia: 1. The substitution of a title for a proper name, as in addressing a physician as 'Doctor' or a nurse as 'Nurse.' 2. The substitution of a personal name for a noun to designate a member of a group or class, as in calling a geneticist a Mendelist (after Gregor Mendel, who discovered the principles of inheritance). The word antonomasia i...
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In rhetoric, antonomasia is the use of the name of some office, dignity, profession, science, or trade instead of the true name of the person, as when his majesty is used for a king, his lordship for a nobleman; or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper noun instead of a common noun; as, a Solomon f...
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antonomasia 1. The use of a title or formal description such as “Your Highness” or “His Excellency” in place of someone’s proper name. 2. The use of a proper name as a common noun to refer to someone or something with associated characteristics, e.g., in calling a handsome young man “an adonis”.
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It is a literary term in which a descriptive phrase replaces a person’s name. Antonomasia can range from lighthearted nicknames to epic names. Examples
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Antonomasia is a literary term in which a descriptive phrase replaces a person’s name. Antonomasia can range from lighthearted nicknames to epic names.
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the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person's name, as his lordship. · the use of the name of a person who was distinguished by a particular characteristic, as Don Juan or Annie Oakley, to designate a person or group of persons having the same characteristic.
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