Metonymy is the state of being for a word where it becomes synonymous to another word that is very closely related to it. A classic example is of "Hollywood" being synonymous to the American movie industry. "The Press" and "The Crown" are also good examples, standing for reporters and monarchs respectively. This is a very subconscious literary element, as its use requires an unconscious and intimate relationship between to things. This makes metonymy ideal for annotation, since you can practice identifying metonyms there.
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