METONYMY

Last week we saw  about . the term  SILVER SCREEN  which

 In  course of time was used to

refer cinema in general

There is a specific  word to refer  such terms in which a word or phrase is moving beyond the literal meaning into  metaphorical meaning

What is that ?

ANS

metonymy

/mɪˈtɒnɪmi/

Metonymy is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. 

It can be well understood by the famous saying

Pen is mightier than sword

Here pen stands for written word

Sword stands for military aggression

It can be compared to ஆகுபெயர் in Tamil

Hope it is clear  

only one  correct answer received

from Mr F. Parvez Ahmed

Congrats to my grandson 

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