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Autonomasy
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London."
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Autonomasy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/autonomasy.html. 1828.