• (n.) 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.`
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Au`to·nom'a·sy noun [
Auto- + Greek ... a name, from ... a name; or for English
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 .'
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/149
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