antonomasia
Noun
Meaning
The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
kingdom
class
simile
order
family
species
speech
classification
genus
metaphor
nomenclature
interrogation
apostrophe
exclamation
antithesis
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Antonyms
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relating to antonomasia
involving antonomasia
characterized by antonomasia
of the nature of antonomasia
pertaining to antonomasia