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The White House, the Kremlin, and Downing Street can be used to represent the governments of the United States of America, Russia, and Great Britain, respectively.
The White House, the Kremlin, and Downing Street can be used to represent the governments of the United States of America, Russia, and Great Britain, respectively.


"The difference between synecdoche and metonymy is that in metonymy the word you employ is linked to the concept you are really talking about, but isn’t actually a part of it."
"The difference between synecdoche and metonymy is that in metonymy the word you employ is linked to the concept you are really talking about, but isn’t actually a part of it."<ref name=Ref3/>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* <ref name=Ref1>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech/ ''Figure of Speech''] </ref>
* <ref name=Ref1>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech/ ''Figure of Speech''] </ref>
* <ref name=Ref2>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar''] </ref>
* <ref name=Ref2>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar''] </ref>
* <ref name=Ref3>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-syn1.htm] </ref>
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