autonomasy
Au`to*nom"a*sy, n. Etym: [Auto- + Gr. antonomasia.] (Rhet.) Defn: 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."
Au`to*nom"a*sy, n. Etym: [Auto- + Gr. antonomasia.] (Rhet.) Defn: 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."