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Autonomasy

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(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Autonomasy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/autonomasy.html. 1828.
 
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