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Is metonym a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word metonym is a Scrabble US word. The word metonym is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is metonym a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word metonym is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Yes. The word metonym is a Words With Friends word. The word metonym is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

METONYM,

6-letter words (4 found)

ETYMON,MOMENT,MONTEM,TOYMEN,

5-letter words (9 found)

MENTO,MEYNT,MONEY,MONTE,MONTY,MOTEN,MOTEY,TOMMY,TONEY,

4-letter words (17 found)

EMMY,EYOT,MEMO,MENO,MENT,MOME,MONY,MOTE,NOME,NOTE,OMEN,TOEY,TOME,TONE,TONY,TYNE,YONT,

3-letter words (29 found)

EMO,EON,MEM,MEN,MET,MOE,MOM,MON,MOT,MOY,NET,NOM,NOT,NOY,NYE,NYM,ONE,ONY,OYE,TEN,TOE,TOM,TON,TOY,TYE,YEN,YET,YOM,YON,

2-letter words (18 found)

EM,EN,ET,ME,MM,MO,MY,NE,NO,NY,OE,OM,ON,OY,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from metonym according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of metonym

metonym

Etymology

Back-formation from metonymy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.tə.nɪm/
  • Homophone: metanym

Noun

metonym (plural metonyms)

  1. (grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
  2. (by extension) A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas.
    See also: symbol, model, microcosm, archetype, exemplar, proxy

Usage notes

A metonym may be exemplified by a single word or by a phrase equally. An example of the metonymic phrase is evidenced in the sentence "Major Taylor had to battle discrimination both on and off the bike", wherein the phrases "on the bike" and "off the bike" are metonymic. It would be absurd to think that Major Taylor was doing anything while on his bike, other than trying to win whichever race he was involved in. The suggestion, then, that Taylor battled discrimination "on the bike" clearly means that he had to battle discrimination "in the pursuit of his athletic career", and so is an example of metonymy.

Synonyms

  • synonym

Hyponyms

  • synecdoche (rhetoric)

Derived terms

  • metonymous
  • metonymic
  • metonymically
  • metonymy

Translations

See also

  • demonym
  • mononym
  • meronym (some meronyms are also used as metonyms; example: wheels/vehicle)
  • metanym (taxonomy)
  • Category:English metonyms

Danish

Etymology

Back-formation from metonymi.

Noun

metonym n (singular definite metonymet, plural indefinite metonymer)

  1. (grammar) metonym

Inflection

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛtɔˈnyːm/, /mɛtʊˈnyːm/

Noun

metonym c

  1. (linguistics) metonym

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org