Antonomasia is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ANTONOMASIA in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign ""Your Majesty""
• the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g. the Maid of Orleans for Joan of Arc).
• the use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g. a Scrooge for a miser).
• the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "your majesty"
• 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.
• the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "Your Majesty
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the use of a proper name to designate a member of a class (as a Solomon for a wise ruler); the use of an epithet or title in place of a proper name (as the Bard for Shakespeare)

Words related to ANTONOMASIA

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Words that contain ANTONOMASIA

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