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“Metonymy” is best defined as a figure of speech in which __________.

human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals
one noun is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
exaggeration is used for emphasis
a part of something stands for the whole

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B. one noun is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

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“Metonymy” is best defined as a figure of speech in which one noun is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
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