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Antonomasia

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Translation antonomasia into russian

antonomasia
Noun
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Antonomasia is often used in literature to give characters symbolic names.
Антономасия часто используется в литературе, чтобы дать персонажам символические имена.

Definitions

antonomasia
Noun
raiting
The use of a proper name to express a general idea or the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name.
In literature, antonomasia is often used when referring to a character as 'The Bard' instead of Shakespeare.

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