0. What literary term signifies a word that stands in for another word or idea?

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Sebas · Answer 1 · 2021-01-27T18:26:20+0000

Metonymy.

Metonymy when used in literature refers to not using the formal word for something and instead using another word for a subject or object. This word is linked to the formal version of the word.

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